Fullback Larry Csonka recorded his third consecutive 1, 000 rushing yards season ( 1, 003 yards ), while running back Mercury Morris rushed for 954 yards and scored 10 touchdowns.

Bob connected on 8 of 11 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, as Larry Csonka rushed for over 120 yards, and the Dolphins defense, led by 17 tackles by Manny Fernandez, stymied the Redskin offense.

This was the most rushing yards against the Mountaineers since Syracuse's Larry Csonka rushed for 216 yards in 1965.

He once gained 138 yards rushing, the most by a Syracuse running back since Larry Csonka rushed for 154 yards in 1967.

Six future Football Hall of Fame members played for Miami during the 1970s, including fullback Larry Csonka, quarterback Bob Griese, and linebacker Nick Buoniconti.

The Dolphins set the NFL single-season rushing record, and running backs Csonka and Mercury Morris became the first teammates to each rush for 1, 000 yards in a season.

From there, Kiick and Csonka each ran once for three yards, and then Griese completed a 19-yard pass ( his sixth completion in six attempts ) to tight end Jim Mandich, who made a diving catch at the 2-yard line.

Csonka was the game's leading rusher with 15 carries for 112 yards.

Then Mercury Morris ran right for four yards, Larry Csonka crashed through the middle for two, and quarterback Bob Griese completed a 13-yard pass to tight end Jim Mandich to advance the ball to the Vikings 43-yard line.

Csonka then ran on second down for 16 yards, then Griese completed a six-yard pass to receiver Marlin Briscoe to the 21-yard line.

Then after forcing Minnesota to punt after three plays, the Dolphins went 56 yards in 10 plays ( aided with three runs by Csonka for eight, 12, and eight yards, and Griese's 13-yard pass to Briscoe ) to score on running back Jim Kiick's one-yard run ( his only touchdown of the season ) to give them a 14-0 lead.

On the first play of the drive, Minnesota was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct on linebacker Wally Hilgenberg, who threw an elbow through Csonka's facemask, cutting Csonka above the eye.

Davis ' 102 rushing yards in the Super Bowl gave him over 100 rushing yards for the 7th consecutive postseason game ( and he was the 3rd player to run for 100 yards in back-to-back Super Bowls, the others being Larry Csonka in Super Bowls VII and VIII, and Emmitt Smith in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII ).

The world's first carburetor for the stationary engine was invented by the Hungarian engineers János Csonka and Donát Bánki in 1893.

However, the kneel-down play wasn't universally accepted as an honorable way to win a game at the time, and Giants ' offensive coordinator Bob Gibson ordered quarterback Joe Pisarcik ( with whom he had been having a running feud over play-calling authority ) to hand the ball off to fullback Larry Csonka for one more run up the middle to end the game.

Csonka was reluctant to take the ball, and instead Pisarcik fumbled the handoff, allowing Eagles ' cornerback Herman Edwards to return it for the winning touchdown.

In 1893 he invented the carburetor for the stationary engine, together with János Csonka ( known as the Bánki-Csonka engine ).

Jim Brown, Marion Motley, Franco Harris, and Larry Csonka are considered among the best fullbacks in history, all noted for a tough, grinding running style.

* February 11-János Csonka and Donát Bánki apply for a patent for the carburetor in Hungary.

A multi-millionaire, Bassett gave the league instant credibility by signing three stars from the National Football League's Miami Dolphins for the 1975 season: running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield.

Former Miami Dolphins stars Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick were involved in an advertising campaign for the team, and they apparently had a minor ownership interest as well.

Shula's Miami teams were known for great offensive lines ( led by Larry Little, Jim Langer and Bob Kuechenberg ), strong running games ( featuring Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Mercury Morris ), solid quarterbacking ( by Bob Griese and Earl Morrall ), excellent receivers ( in Paul Warfield, Howard Twilley and TE Jim Mandich ) and a defense that worked well as a cohesive unit.

Csonka and Kiick, were held to just 80 combined rushing yards ( 40 yards each ), no touchdowns, and lost 1 fumble on 19 carries.

) Csonka led the team with 1, 117 yards and six touchdowns.

On the first play of the Dolphins ' second possession, Csonka, on his first carry of the game, gained 12 yards on a sweep.

Later in the period, the Dolphins drove 78 yards to Washington's 5-yard line, featuring a 49-yard run by Csonka, the second-longest run in Super Bowl history at the time.

The Dolphins ' Larry Csonka became the first running back to be named Super Bowl MVP ; both his 145 rushing yards and his 33 carries were Super Bowl records.

During those two playoff games, the Pittsburgh defense limited running backs Larry Csonka and Earl Campbell, respectively, to a combined total of only 35 rushing yards.

He began his NFL career with the New York Giants, and is best remembered for his role in a November 19, 1978, game where the Giants, ahead 17-12 with only seconds to play and their opponent out of time-outs, lost after his handoff ( a play called by offensive coordinator Bob Gibson over Pisarcik's objections ) to Larry Csonka was fumbled and returned for a touchdown by Herman Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Two plays later, Kiick scored on a 1-yard blast behind Little and Csonka with just 18 seconds left in the half, and Yepremian's extra point gave the Dolphins a lead of 14 – 0 before halftime ( once again, Yepremian noticed the kick was too low ).

Then after Bengals kicker Horst Muhlmann scored a field goal, Csonka and Morris each scored rushing touchdowns.

Csonka scored again late in the second quarter on a 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-0 at halftime.

Running back Larry Csonka led the Dolphins to a victory with 117 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.

Miami future hall of fame running back Larry Csonka was held to just 20 rushing yards on 10 carries in the final game of his career, while Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns.

They captured the AFC championship in 1971 behind quarterback Bob Griese, running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield.

Before the 1976 season, the Giants tried to revive a weak offense by replacing retired RB Ron Johnson with future HOF fullback Larry Csonka, but Csonka was often injured and ineffective during his 3 years in New York.

Numerous members, including Larry Csonka, Ray Flaherty, Joe Guyon, Pete Henry, Arnie Herber, Cal Hubbard, Don Maynard, Hugh McElhenny, and Jim Thorpe were at one time associated with the New York Giants, but they were inducted largely based on their careers with other teams.

The Dolphins were based primarily around their league-leading running attack, led by running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick.

On the next play, Csonka fumbled a handoff from Griese – his first fumble of the season – and it was recovered by linebacker Chuck Howley at the Cowboys 48-yard line.

) The Dolphins still had a powerful running attack, spearheaded by running backs Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Eugene " Mercury " Morris.

Washington's priority on defense was to disrupt Miami's ball-control offense by stopping Larry Csonka.

After the Redskins were forced to punt again, Miami reached the 47-yard line with a 13-yard run by Larry Csonka and an 8-yard run by Kiick.

But instead of falling on the ball, Yepremian picked it up and, with Brundige bearing down on him, made a frantic attempt to pass the ball to Csonka, who blocked on field goals.

Griese, Csonka, Warfield, Langer, Bob Kuechenberg, Nick Buoniconti and Little would all eventually be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

We kept ripping huge holes into their defense and Csonka kept picking up good yardage, especially to the right.