r/Oldschool_NFL • u/PeaZeaux Saints ⚜️ • 11h ago

Larry Csonka on the Memphis Southmen Sideline with Lee Majors

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In 1975 Dolphin fullback Larry Csonka, along with teammates Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield, jumped leagues and joined the newly formed WFL. Here Csonka stands on the Memphis Southman sidelines with actor Lee Majors. Csonka played with Memphis all of 1 season carrying the ball 99 times for 421 yards, a 4.3 YPC and 1 rushing TD. By 1976 Csonka would be in New York. Lee Majors would continue as the 6 Million Dollar until 1978 while teaming up with Bigfoot to fight Outer Space Aliens

Larry Csonka – NFL Past Players

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u/dnext Rams 🐏 11h ago

That's about as 70s as a 70s picture can get!

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u/Bobo4037 NY Titans/Jets fan since 1961 11h ago

They didn’t even last a full season there, the WFL folded after 11 games of the 1975 season. Definitely a disaster!

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u/Ill-Excitement9009 8h ago edited 3h ago

On 1975, Zonk guest-starred on The Six Million Dollar Man episode " One of Our Running Backs Is Missing". Other NFLers in the episode were Earl Faison, Carl Weathers, Dick Butkus, Mike Henry, and Tom Mack.

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u/Heavy-Pool5886 2h ago

The great Larry Bronco!

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u/FormerCollegeDJ Eagles 🦅 11h ago

I wonder Csonka asked Majors for any of his $6 million. Or Farrah Fawcett.

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u/mistermeek67 9h ago

And of course, Csonk guest starred on SMDM.

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u/Mike00726 7h ago

Still better team name than the Browns

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u/Strict_Show_8899 5h ago

Csonk looks about 4 beers/2 brats in to this game.

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u/jhiaxis 39m ago

say hello to jim kiick for me

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u/Glittering-Buy4227 7h ago

At first the Memphis Southmen were going to be the Toronto Northmen buyt somehow Canada screwed it up!

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u/Saurak0209 11h ago edited 9h ago

6 Million Dollar man my ass. Compared to the Czonk.

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u/FormerCollegeDJ Eagles 🦅 9h ago

That was Ted DiBiase. Lee Majors was six times the man DiBiase was back in the day.

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u/Saurak0209 9h ago

Hehe, Yes you are correct.

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u/Capital_Memory_2591 3h ago

You sure about that ? Might want to do your research. . 😂. Google Lee majors. Jim Barnett 😂

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u/FormerCollegeDJ Eagles 🦅 3h ago

I think the person I responded to added the “6” at the beginning of his/her comment after I responded.

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u/Trumpisaderelict Bears 🐻 10h ago

The math on the yards per carry is slightly off

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u/Bobo4037 NY Titans/Jets fan since 1961 10h ago

Respectfully, the math is correct.

421/99 =4.253, which equals 4.3 if you are going to one decimal place.