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Larry Chatmon Little (born November 2, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats. He signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1967. After two years in San Diego, he was then traded to the Miami Dolphins where he played for the rest of his career, establishing himself as one of the best guards in the NFL.
Little was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a seven-time All-Pro selection. He was the starting right guard of a dominant Dolphins offensive line which included Hall of Fame center Jim Langer and left guard Bob Kuechenberg, that was instrumental in the Dolphins winning Super Bowl VII during their perfect season in 1972, and Super Bowl VIII the following year. He was elected to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, a member of the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Little was born in Groveland, Georgia, on November 2, 1945, the second of six children. The family moved to Florida and he grew up in the Overtown neighborhood in Miami. His mother was his greatest influence. As a child, his favorite team was the Baltimore Colts. He attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Miami, where he played football as a two-way lineman, starting in his junior and senior years.
He has been inducted into the Booker T. Washington High School Hall of Fame. In 2007, Little was named by the Florida High School Athletic Association to its Team of the Century, to celebrate 100 years of high school football in Florida. In 2016, as part of its Hometown Hall of Fame program, the Pro Football Hall of Fame honored Little with a plaque presented to Booker T. Washington. In 2023, he was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
Through the efforts of his high school coach Alkin Hepburn, Little was offered a football scholarship to Bethune-Cookman University (then Bethune-Cookman College) where he played on the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats team from 1964 to 1967. He played on both the offensive and defensive lines at the respective tackle positions. He was a team captain, and a three-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) selection.
His 1966 teammates named him their most valuable player and outstanding defensive player. Little was also named a Little All-American by the Ebony College Scoreboard in 1966. He was inducted into the Bethune-Cookman Hall of Fame in 2012.
Little's defensive line coach, and fellow Bethune-Cookman Hall of famer, Cyril Lloyd "Tank" Johnson was Little's favorite coach at any level. Johnson had played at Bethune-Cookman (class of 1958), served as its football team's assistant coach/defensive coordinator (1961-78), and became the school's athletic director (1972-91).
Little went undrafted in 1967. After the draft, he received free agent offers from Miami, San Diego, and Baltimore. He signed as a free agent with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers because they offered him the largest signing bonus ($750). After playing for San Diego in 1967 and 1968, coach Sid Gillman grew frustrated with Little's not controlling his weight. He was traded to the AFL's Miami Dolphins for cornerback Mack Lamb before the 1969 season, when he was named an AFL All-Star. "I didn't particularly like the trade," Little said in the January 1974 issue of SPORT. "The Dolphins weren't much then." In his first year with Miami, although an All-Star, the Dolphins' record was a poor 3-10-1.
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Larry Little
Larry Chatmon Little (born November 2, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats. He signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1967. After two years in San Diego, he was then traded to the Miami Dolphins where he played for the rest of his career, establishing himself as one of the best guards in the NFL.
Little was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a seven-time All-Pro selection. He was the starting right guard of a dominant Dolphins offensive line which included Hall of Fame center Jim Langer and left guard Bob Kuechenberg, that was instrumental in the Dolphins winning Super Bowl VII during their perfect season in 1972, and Super Bowl VIII the following year. He was elected to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, a member of the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Little was born in Groveland, Georgia, on November 2, 1945, the second of six children. The family moved to Florida and he grew up in the Overtown neighborhood in Miami. His mother was his greatest influence. As a child, his favorite team was the Baltimore Colts. He attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Miami, where he played football as a two-way lineman, starting in his junior and senior years.
He has been inducted into the Booker T. Washington High School Hall of Fame. In 2007, Little was named by the Florida High School Athletic Association to its Team of the Century, to celebrate 100 years of high school football in Florida. In 2016, as part of its Hometown Hall of Fame program, the Pro Football Hall of Fame honored Little with a plaque presented to Booker T. Washington. In 2023, he was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
Through the efforts of his high school coach Alkin Hepburn, Little was offered a football scholarship to Bethune-Cookman University (then Bethune-Cookman College) where he played on the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats team from 1964 to 1967. He played on both the offensive and defensive lines at the respective tackle positions. He was a team captain, and a three-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) selection.
His 1966 teammates named him their most valuable player and outstanding defensive player. Little was also named a Little All-American by the Ebony College Scoreboard in 1966. He was inducted into the Bethune-Cookman Hall of Fame in 2012.
Little's defensive line coach, and fellow Bethune-Cookman Hall of famer, Cyril Lloyd "Tank" Johnson was Little's favorite coach at any level. Johnson had played at Bethune-Cookman (class of 1958), served as its football team's assistant coach/defensive coordinator (1961-78), and became the school's athletic director (1972-91).
Little went undrafted in 1967. After the draft, he received free agent offers from Miami, San Diego, and Baltimore. He signed as a free agent with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers because they offered him the largest signing bonus ($750). After playing for San Diego in 1967 and 1968, coach Sid Gillman grew frustrated with Little's not controlling his weight. He was traded to the AFL's Miami Dolphins for cornerback Mack Lamb before the 1969 season, when he was named an AFL All-Star. "I didn't particularly like the trade," Little said in the January 1974 issue of SPORT. "The Dolphins weren't much then." In his first year with Miami, although an All-Star, the Dolphins' record was a poor 3-10-1.
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