Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka in 1980. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)

Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries in the Dolphins 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium in Houston Texason January 13 , 1974. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka breaking Minnesota Vikings defenders' tackles in a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium. Csonka carried 145-yards, a Super Bowl record, and was named MVP. (Rod Hanna/NFL)

Green Bay Packers running back John Brockington (42) is flanked by Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula and running back Larry Csonka (39)--both members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame--following a 27-6 Dolphins victory on December 19, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. (Vernon Biever/NFL)

Miami Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka with a carry in the Dolphins 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 14, 1973. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka on a run in a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. Csonka won MVP for the game with 145-yards on 33 carries. (Sylvia Allen/NFL)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka is tackled by Los Angeles Rams Hall of Fame defensive tackle Merlin Olsen in a 20-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams on October 31, 1971at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (George Long/NFL)

Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka enters the Dolphins Hall of Fame 12/09/2002 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/NFL Photos)

Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka in 1980. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka drives downfield in a 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1974 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (George Long/NFL)

Larry Csonka portrait during the 1979 season. (National Football League)

Pete Edgar, 9, of Pensacola, Fla., poses with Miami Dolphins hard-running back Larry Csonka at the Dolphins' hotel quarters in Houston, Jan. 9, 1974. Csonka autographed football for the lad who wears shirt bearing Csonka�s No. 39. Youngster is an outpatient at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson hospital. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Joe Namath, who turned down a $4 million contract offer from the World Football League is shown meeting with Jim Kiick, left, and Larry Csonka, center, at a night club he opened in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 23, 1975. Kiick and Csonka, along with Paul Warfield, former Miami Dolphins, signed with Memphis of the World Football League earlier this year. (AP Photo/Jim Kerlin)

Larry Csonka, fullback for the Miami Dolphins shown in action against New York Giants in this undated photo. (Associated Press)

Miami running back Larry Csonka (39) looks to scramble downfield. Csonka rushed for 112 yards on fifteen carries as the Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles, California, on January 14, 1973. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins players from the 1972 unbeaten team, quarterback Bob Griese (12), wide receiver Paul Warfield (42) and running back Larry Csonka (39) stand during a ceremony honoring the team at a football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Running back Larry Csonka rushed for 112 yards on 15 caries as the Miami Dolphins completed the first 17-0 undefeated season in NFL history after defeating the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII at the Los Angeles Coliseum on January 14, 1973. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka carries the ball during a 20-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams on October 31, 1971 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (National Football League)

Former Syracuse player Larry Csonka, left, gets a hug from athletic director Darryl Gross after Csonka's No. 39 was retired during a halftime ceremony during the Syracuse-South Florida football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins tries to shake a defender as he carries the ball during a 28-21 victory against the San Diego Chargers on September 29, 1974 at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries in the Dolphins 24 to 7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII on January 13 , 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston Texas. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins running backs Hall-of-Famer Larry Csonka (39) and Jim Kiick (21) during a 20-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on October 31, 1971, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (National Football League)

NFL Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka watches as dog teams arrive at the Rainy Pass, Alaska, checkpoint of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Monday, March 7, 2005. Csonka, who lives in Alaska most of the year now, does hunting and fishing shows for Outdoor Life Network and was visiting his first Iditarod checkpoint Monday. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka (39) carries the football as Vikings linebacker Jeff Siemon (50) tries to stop him during the Dolphins 24-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium. (National Football League)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka in 1979. (National Football League)

Syracuse's Larry Csonka crosses the goal line after scoring the first touchdown for Syracuse in the first half on Saturday November 4, 1967 at Pittsburgh. The scoring play was a 19 yard pass from quarterback Rick Cassata.(Associated Press)

Syracuse fullback Larry Csonka (39) goes through the middle of the Pitt line for a gain during the first half at Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 6, 1967. Syracuse won the game 14-7. (Associated Press)

Larry Csonka, fullback of Syracuse University, sits with Maria, 8, after giving her a plastic yacht during annual visit of the East-West football teams to the Shrine Hospital for handicapped children in San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 21, 1967. (Associated Press)

Syracuse University fullback Larry Csonka, right, receives Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year award for Division, I, major colleges, during dinner at New York�s Manhattan Hotel on Dec. 15, 1967. Presenting the award is ECAC Awards Committee Chairman Ross H. Smith of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Associated Press)

Larry Csonka (39) running back of the Miami Dolphins, poses on Aug. 20, 1970 at an unknown location. (Associated Press)

Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins runner and Super Bowl Hero, stands in New York City Street, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1974 next to the car he just received from sport magazine as the Super Bowl's most valuable player. A horse pulling a buggy gives Csonka the eye. (Associated Press)

New York Giants' Craig Morton, right, hands off the ball to his teammate Larry Csonka as they pose for photographers during their training for the forthcoming football season on the campus of pace university in Pleasantville, New York, Wednesday, July 14, 1976. (Associated Press)

New York Giants running back Larry Csonka (39) divers over Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Wilbert Montgomery (95) and defensive end Manny Sistrunk (79) for third period touchdown that put the Giants ahead temporarily in Giants-Eagles NFL game in Philadelphia, Sunday, Dec. 12, 1977. Eagles won in last seconds, 17-14. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)

Super Bowl star Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins presents footballs to television personalities Sonny & Cher after taping of a segment of their show in Hollywood, Thursday, Feb. 1, 1974. Csonka played the part of a messenger in the skit. (AP Photo/HF)

Larry Csonka, running back, New York Giants, August 15, 1978. (AP Photo/G P Burnett)

Larry Csonka (39) of the New York Giants accepts congratulations from teammates in the huddle after attaining an NFL mark of 7,000 yards in his career, Sept. 25, 1978 in East Rutherford. He is now the sixth man to do so in the history of the NFL. Csonka scored a touchdown on the next play as the Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-10 at Giant Stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)

Larry Csonka, right, running back for the Super Bowl champions the Miami Dolphins, takes a walk talking over old times with his college football coaches at Syracuse University, Feb. 8, 1974 in Syracuse. At left is former head coach Ben Schwartzwalder who retired after this past season and Rocco Pirro, center, Csonka's former offensive coach. (Associated Press)

Running back Larry Csonka, right, was named Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins at their awards banquet held in Miami Beach, April 27, 1974. Csonka, was one of three Dolphins' players who recently jumped to the World Football League, was also presented with Best Running Back award. (Associated Press)

Larry Csonka (39) in action Dolphins fullback against Bills in 1979. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka runs wind sprints in his stocking feet during mini-camp at Biscayne College in Miami, May 18, 1979. Csonka, who is wearing a bandage on his right hand, broke three bones in his hand as a result of an accident at his Lisbon, Ohio farm. In the 12-minute run today Csonka completed 5 laps and 120 yards. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Larry Csonka, fullback for the Miami Dolphins bulls his way over the goalline for a touchdown in the action against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 1979 in Miami's Orange Bowl. Csonka gave Dolphin fans a glimpse of yesteryear as he scored a total of 3 Td's in Miami's win over the Bears with a score of 31-16. (AP Photo/JK)

Miami Dolphin fullback Larry Csonka (39) gets past a New England Patriots lineman as he works his way toward the goal line in Miami?s Orange Bowl, Nov. 30, 1979. Csonka scored three touchdowns on short yard plunges and made over 8,000 yards rushing for his career. (Associated Press)

Former Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka answers the phones at the United States Football League draft in afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1984 in New York City. Csonka has traded in his pads for a role as scouting director of the Jacksonville Bulls in the new U.S. Football League. Jacksonville Bulls team representative Ted Monica, left, assists Csonka during the draft. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

Running back Larry Csonka, in a flowery shirt, listens to ex-teammate Mercury Morris as he sits on the bench at Miami?s Orange Bowl, Aug. 17, 1975, to watch the Dolphins beat the Detroit Lions in an exhibition game, 2-14. Csonka now playing for the Memphis Grizzlies in the WFL, had a night off and warmed the Dolphin bench during the game. Left is Dolphin tackle Bob Heinz (72). (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier)

Miami Dolphin Larry Csonka races through the Minnesota Vikings line during Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 13, 1974. The Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-7. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins Larry Csonka racing through the Minnesota Vikings line. Miami defeated the Vikings 14-7 to win Super Bowl VIII, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, January 14, 1974. (Associated Press)