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  1.                                  At age 3, Larry Csonka bit 
  2.                                 the family dog. He grew 
  3.                                 up to become a 6' 3", 237-
  4.                                 pound running back who 
  5.                                 chewed up opposing 
  6. defenses in his college and NFL careers. 
  7.  
  8. At Syracuse University, Larry broke the school 
  9. rushing records. A first-round draft pick by the 
  10. Miami Dolphins in 1968, he rushed for more 
  11. than 1,000 yards each year from 1971 to 
  12. 1973, and rarely fumbled. 
  13.  
  14. In 1972, Larry helped the Dolphins to the only 
  15. undefeated season in NFL history. That 
  16. season, Larry and teammate Eugene 
  17. ΓÇ£Mercury" Morris became the first running 
  18. backs from the same team to gain
  19. more than 1,000 yards each. The
  20.