Everyone NEEDS to visit www.littleinthehalloffame.com !

[The Moops]

I was surfing the net and found this gem:www.littleinthehalloffame.com (http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com) -- dedicated to getting "The Franchise" in the Hall of Fame. It's a fantastic site and pretty new with just one posting.

My question is, does anyone know who developed the site? There's no mention of a "contact us" or anything. Just "Powered by Goozmo Systems."

Please let me know if you do. I think we can add to it by listing the Seniors Selector voters with their names and addresses, etc. Plus add some facts why Floyd is a Hall of Famer, 7th all-time rusher in NFL history, etc.

With just one Hall of Famer in Canton, we need to get Floyd in there. Voting for Seniors Candidates like Floyd are this August. Most of these writers make up their mind who they're putting in by early June. There are so many fans on Orangemane we should be able to flood the voters mailboxes with a push for Floyd.

Also, if someone knows how to "sticky thread" this so it stays at the top of the postings, please do so.
Thanks!

[BroncoBuff]

Sign the Guestbook everybody ... there's only 6 or 8 signatures in there so far.

[Hogan11]

Done.

As far as I'm concerned, the HOF is a joke without Floyd there and I'm never going back until they put him in.

[The Moops]

This is great. Please keep signing the guest book on www.littleinthehalloffame.com

I saw that Marcantonio Photography of Broomfield, Colorado, and Umberto Auto Sales of Louisville, Colorado, are sponsors. Perhaps they know the person who put this great site together.

[GoHAM]

Everybody needs to sign the list.

[watermock]

I had to take a shot at Irvin. Heh...

[The Moops]

We joke about Irvin in the HOF. But, seriously, what does that say to our children! That you can be a scumbag drug-dealer off the field. But if you win some Super Bowls by playing on a talent-rich team the Hall of Fame will embrace you. The NFL seriously has to reconsider their stance on the criteria for the HOF.

Like baseball, I think character should play a huge role in induction. Floyd Little not only retired as the 7th all-time rusher in NFL history, he was perhaps an even better person off the field.

[broncosteven]

Done!

[The Moops]

Thanks Steven! We started with 1 signature on the petition today. Now there's 25!

Keep it going: www.littleinthehalloffame.com

Floyd Little retired 7th in NFL history in rushing
*8th in yards from scrimmage
*8th in combined yards

just to name a few!

[ludo21]

never saw the guy play live..

but from what ive seen highlights of and articles, the guy was a stud and saved Denver from moving.

Get this man in the hall!!!

[The Moops]

Seriously, does anyone know how to "sticky" this so it stays at the top of the forum? I'm an old guy who knows nothing about computers, blogs, or attaching documents to email. On a personal note, I can only eat oatmeal and I wear diapers.

Keep it going for Floyd: www.littleinthehalloffame.com

Please sign the petition. "The Franchise" deserves to be in the HOF!

[Crushaholic]

It may or may not be stickied, but I can bump it to the top. I'm good at that...:)

[The Moops]

Thanks, Crush!

www.littleinthehalloffame.com

[2 Minute Warning]

Done, thanks for the link.:thumbsup:

[BroncoMatt]

done

[watermock]

C'mon you slackers, it takes two minutes max. At least we can protest.

[The Moops]

Listen to Watermock, he's one of the founding members here!

www.littleinthehalloffame.com

[The Moops]

59 names so far on the petition to get Floyd Little into the Hall of Fame.

I think we can do better.

It just takes a second to sign. www.littleinthehalloffame.com

Thanks!!!!

[watermock]

We should have this up to a thousand by now. You don't have to even confirm an email.

[RhymesayersDU]

Bump.

And signed.

[BroncoBuff]

DANG! There's 61 new signatures since Hogan and I signed barely 48 hours ago (there were just 5 before us).


NICE JOB! :thumbsup: ... now keep 'em coming: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

[Tredici]

Done. Bump. And sending out the link for further circulation.

[B-Love]

We should have this up to a thousand by now. You don't have to even confirm an email.

Pretty funny for a guy who openly admitted he never cared about team history.

"These guys are all meat on a hoof to me".

It kills me to watch you stink up every thread on the board.

Now your Floyd's number one fan right?

[B-Love]

Holy crapppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone help me with something here. At that website there is a photo gallery of Floyd's pictures.

The photo that is second from the right is one that means an unreal amount to me!!!

You can tell from the background of that photo that is Mile High Stadium, due to the obvious fence that used to front the funny shape of the North Stands at Mile High.

The only year that Denver wore the orange pants with white jersies at home was 1971, and the 1971 Oakland at Denver game was the first Broncos game that I ever watched. The colors of the day just roped me into it and I loved the Broncos reddish orange pants color.

I have never been able to find a great photo of that game, but that is a great one.

Does anyone know how to make a great enlarged copy of that photo on photo paper?? I would love to hang a great copy of that photo in my basement shrine.

To clarify it is the phot with Floyd getting his facemask tweaked.

Thanks for any help.

[The Moops]

Don't know how to make an enlarged photo of that, but I've seen that photo before on the PRO! Game Program from 1972 when Floyd Little was on the cover. It was a great 5-6 page article with some great shots. Sometimes they sell it on eBay. I always thought it was taken at Oakland, but I could be wrong.

[Tredici]

Bumpity Bump Bump

Hey ya lazy butts. Hit the link and sign up!

[The Moops]

Vote for the man that allows you to call your favorite team the DENVER Broncos, not the Birmingham Bucking Horses or the Chicago Chows, or whatever they would have become had he not signed.

keep 'em coming: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

[The Moops]

Don't stop now.

keep 'em coming: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

Over 100 entries now, but this should be just the start.

Floyd retired as NFL's 7th all-time rusher, 8th all-time in yards from scrimmage (rushing & receiving), 8th all-time combined yards (rushing, receiving, returns).

Captain all 9 years, 5 Pro Bowls.

"The Franchise" before Elway came along.

Thanks 'Maners!

[B-Love]

Don't know how to make an enlarged photo of that, but I've seen that photo before on the PRO! Game Program from 1972 when Floyd Little was on the cover. It was a great 5-6 page article with some great shots. Sometimes they sell it on eBay. I always thought it was taken at Oakland, but I could be wrong.

Moops, yeah that is definitely Mile High in that photo I love. Before the reconstruction that took Mile High from 45,000 to around 65,000, the North Stands had a funny angled fence in front of them which is visible in the picture.

Also the Broncos wore white jersies with Orange pants for every home game in 1971. They only wore the orange jersies twice all season, at San Diego, which NFL Films has a great Lyle Alzado miking of, and the shutout victory at Cleveland, which was a great F.U. to Art Modell.

My only concern was that is obviously Steve Ramsey handing off to Floyd, and not starter Don Horn, as Horn started the first several games that year. But I checked the boxscores and Ramsey played alot in this week 4 game at Mile High, and actually threw our only TD to Dickie Post. Plus the late afternoon sun angles you can see on the field, are indicative of early season Mile High as well.

Man I gotta get that photo in mint form somehow. I checked e bay for the 8 1/2 by 11 and they don't have it.

[B-Love]

So Moops, is that your book I read. Do I understand this correctly, are you the author of that Floyd book??

If not, how are you affiliated?

Thanks for your efforts!!

[Tredici]

I can't figure out why one of the mods can't get off their butt and sticky this thread for a week or so. Might not have any cause or effect in getting Floyd anywhere near the HOF but there is a good chance between Moops and the guy who started the website that Mr. Little could read the comments being made on his behalf.

Everyone here - Youngsters and Lurkers needs to hit the link. Without Franchise Floyd there is a good chance the Broncos wouldn't have remained in Denver.

Give the guy his due.

[-Slap-]

For real. Why no official OM love for Floyd?

[Tredici]

Moops, yeah that is definitely Mile High in that photo I love. Before the reconstruction that took Mile High from 45,000 to around 65,000, the North Stands had a funny angled fence in front of them which is visible in the picture.

Also the Broncos wore white jersies with Orange pants for every home game in 1971. They only wore the orange jersies twice all season, at San Diego, which NFL Films has a great Lyle Alzado miking of, and the shutout victory at Cleveland, which was a great F.U. to Art Modell.

My only concern was that is obviously Steve Ramsey handing off to Floyd, and not starter Don Horn, as Horn started the first several games that year. But I checked the boxscores and Ramsey played alot in this week 4 game at Mile High, and actually threw our only TD to Dickie Post. Plus the late afternoon sun angles you can see on the field, are indicative of early season Mile High as well.

Man I gotta get that photo in mint form somehow. I checked e bay for the 8 1/2 by 11 and they don't have it.

Photo Courtesy of PSA/DNA Football Autographs

Bri - that's the info on the pic. Have you heard of those folks? Maybe a search engine?

[The Moops]

Yes, for what it's worth, I'm the co-author of "Floyd Little's Tales from the Broncos Sideline."

I can tell you this, Mr. Little lived up to all the years I spent worshipping him as the lone Bronco fan on the east coast. He continues to be a warm, humble, caring gentleman. Also, he's funny as hell!

Even if I wasn't the author, I'd be as vested into getting FL in the hall as any of you great fans that remember him and all he did for the City of Denver.

Now keep 'em coming: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

[BroncoBuff]

Yes, for what it's worth, I'm the co-author of "Floyd Little's Tales from the Broncos Sideline."
Wow, that's great. You did great work for the Colts, too ;D

I'm gonna take a spin down there when Floyd is around to buy the book and get his autograph. I read somewhere he keeps regular hours at the dealership. http://www.pacificcoastford.com/en_US/

[BroncoBuff]

This is the server/designer of the site, Moops: http://www.goozmo.com/

You can probably get in touch with site ownership/management through them.

[BroncoBuff]

Can someone help me with something here. At that website there is a photo gallery of Floyd's pictures. The photo that is second from the right is one that means an unreal amount to me!!!

You can tell from the background of that photo that is Mile High Stadium, due to the obvious fence that used to front the funny shape of the North Stands at Mile High.

The only year that Denver wore the orange pants with white jersies at home was 1971, and the 1971 Oakland at Denver game was the first Broncos game that I ever watched. The colors of the day just roped me into it and I loved the Broncos reddish orange pants color.

I have never been able to find a great photo of that game, but that is a great one. Does anyone know how to make a great enlarged copy of that photo on photo paper?? I would love to hang a great copy of that photo in my basement shrine. To clarify it is the phot with Floyd getting his facemask tweaked.

What a wonderful group of memories ...

The photo enlarges on the site, but unfortunately the original is badly out of focus - not the print or the scan, but the original itself. You can barely make out Billy Masters. I suggest contacting the owner of the photo: http://www.psadna.com/experts.chtml ... the photo ID looks like #F27838 (BTW - I worked with Steve Grad at KNX-1070 radio in Los Angeles in the mid-90s.)

I'm gonna go down to Floyd's dealership in Federal Way one of thee days .... maybe they have some blowups or posters that fit your exact needs. http://www.pacificcoastford.com/en_US/

[The Moops]

Yes, I finally got in touch with him. He's open to adding more stuff about 44 to make the site even better.

[B-Love]

Yes, for what it's worth, I'm the co-author of "Floyd Little's Tales from the Broncos Sideline."

I can tell you this, Mr. Little lived up to all the years I spent worshipping him as the lone Bronco fan on the east coast. He continues to be a warm, humble, caring gentleman. Also, he's funny as hell!

Even if I wasn't the author, I'd be as vested into getting FL in the hall as any of you great fans that remember him and all he did for the City of Denver.

Now keep 'em coming: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

Moops, Congrats on some great work!!! For what it is worth there were more than yourself on the East Coast. I'm 42, have never left New York and have an orange illness.

Thanks again for the great book.

[Taco John]

Stickied... :)

[The Moops]

Thanks Taco John!

[Tredici]

Now let's see that list of names and comments continue to grow. -- Orangemane style!

[Hogan11]

Yes, I finally got in touch with him. He's open to adding more stuff about 44 to make the site even better.

Tell him to add a merch link. Little products only. Sell replicas of his jersey, t-shirts, mugs, his book, autographed pics, etc......I know I'd place a huge order...several of them.

[broncosteven]

I'm gonna take a spin down there when Floyd is around to buy the book and get his autograph. I read somewhere he keeps regular hours at the dealership. http://www.pacificcoastford.com/en_US/

Done & Done.

The book is a great keepsake & sparked some old memories off some old synapeses.

Buy the book & enjoy.

Too bad the HOF voters don't seem to do any research on Floyd or Randy.

[The Moops]

Hogan 11, I sent your merchant thoughts to the littleinthehalloffame webmaster. We'll see what happens . . .

Vote often: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

[Hogan11]

Hogan 11, I sent your merchant thoughts to the littleinthehalloffame webmaster. We'll see what happens . . .

Vote often: http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com/

If anything...someone somewhere needs to work out a jersey deal. I mean, they can sell replicas of say..Mecklenberg and that's cool and all but Little's number is retired by the club and he gets no love? ???.....I mean c'mon...he's second only to Elway in the club's history, I think that's reason enough to have a Little throwback available on the team site!

[Bronco Bible]

Like baseball, I think character should play a huge role in induction.




I agree with the character thing-I have been saying the same thing for years.
The NFL just doesn't seem to get it.:kiddingme

[RhymesayersDU]

I'd be all over a Floyd jersey.

[The Moops]

Check out eBay. If you do a search for "Floyd Little" sometimes there's a jersey up for bid.

[B-Love]

Moops, here is something I am hoping you can help myself and guys like Hogan with.

Floyd could probably tell you this to confirm, but the Broncos wore a very different shade of Orange when Floyd played, than from when Elway played.

Floyd wore the Red-Orange from 67-75, which the Broncos continued to wear thru the 77 season.

In 1978, the Broncos officially changed their shade of orange to a more standard shade. It is even referenced in the 1978 tab at Patrick Scoggin's great website. He has the notation from Jim Saccomano himself in the below link.

http://endzone.pscoggin.com/PDFs/Uni_1978.pdf

Take a look at Daniel Graham's old man from back in the day too. This is the shade of cloth that Floyd mostly wore, but the ebay unis are all the shimy shiny orange of Elway's era. I don't want one of those. I would pay bigger dinero for a true Floyd era red-orange beauty, with the correct arm striping as well.

Would Floyd himself know where to go to duplicate the right color?

[B-Love]

Here is Daniel Graham's Daddy Tom from the early 70's.

Sweet looking shade of orange.

[Hogan11]

Check out eBay. If you do a search for "Floyd Little" sometimes there's a jersey up for bid.

I kow you're trying to help with this Moops but, there are several problems with those eBay jerseys:

1) They're (supposedly) signed ones ( and not many would want that for other than a display case I'm thinking).

2) They're the wrong jersey style (latter sleeve stripes that Floyd never wore)

3) They're the wrong shade of orange (Floyd wore the reddish "Syracuse" orange only..he never wore the brighter shade of latter years)

4) One of the 4's on the front is mis-sewn and is a bit higher than the other 4 on the front. (I know all these things because I bought one a couple of years ago and have noticed that all that have appeared on eBay in it's wake are the same exact thing and for what you lay down for one of these things costwise....a mis-sewn number matters).

So yeah, while they occasionly do appear on eBay, I wouldn't recommend picking one up for the price they usually ask for them/go for.

Like I stated before...he's second in team history only to Elway, his number is retired...why there isn't at least some cheap knockoff jersey available somewhere is baffling to say the least.

[B-Love]

Floyd never wore this. Floyd never wore anything that resembled this.

Shade of orange way off! Arm striping way off!

But this is what they sell on Ebay.

I have said it often and I do believe it. If there was a uniform manufacturer that could duplicate the red-orange era players, you would see alot of Floyd Little and Tombstone Jackson jersies walking around Invesco.

[The Moops]

Hey, I totally understand your frustration about no authentic Broncos jerseys from that era. One of my friends is a huge Cowboys fan and all he wanted was the blue Jersey the Cowboys used to wear back when Staubach played. (Think Super Bowl V against the Colts).

They never come close to getting it right with any supposed "Throwback" jerseys on eBay.

Regarding the Broncos orange jerseys from 67-75, it would be awesome to have one of those. But I have never found one anywhere. And, I can tell you that neither has Floyd. One of my most prized possessions is an auto jersey that Floyd himself gave me as a thank-you for doing the book with him and it was very similar to the one posted on this thread. So even Floyd himself, doesn't have access to one. But, I treasure it like it was an original.

The only way you could get one is to somehow find an actual jersey worn by FL or TJ or Tombstone, etc., from that era. Anyone know the old equipment managers?!

[B-Love]

Hey, I totally understand your frustration about no authentic Broncos jerseys from that era. One of my friends is a huge Cowboys fan and all he wanted was the blue Jersey the Cowboys used to wear back when Staubach played. (Think Super Bowl V against the Colts).

They never come close to getting it right with any supposed "Throwback" jerseys on eBay.

Regarding the Broncos orange jerseys from 67-75, it would be awesome to have one of those. But I have never found one anywhere. And, I can tell you that neither has Floyd. One of my most prized possessions is an auto jersey that Floyd himself gave me as a thank-you for doing the book with him and it was very similar to the one posted on this thread. So even Floyd himself, doesn't have access to one. But, I treasure it like it was an original.

The only way you could get one is to somehow find an actual jersey worn by FL or TJ or Tombstone, etc., from that era. Anyone know the old equipment managers?!

Moops, those Cowboys "Bad Luck Blues" are very available, in many players.

I'll link you up.

[B-Love]

http://cgi.ebay.com/DALLAS-COWBOYS-CALVIN-HILL-JERSEY-BL-70s-THROWBACK-szL_W0QQitemZ270079493385QQcategoryZ24954QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Calvin Hill

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-CHUCK-HOWLEY-54-JERSEY-BLUE-1969-THROWBACK-szL_W0QQitemZ270079730312QQcategoryZ24951QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

MVP of Super Bowl V

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-BOB-HAYES-22-JERSEY-BLUE-1969-THROWBACK-sz-L_W0QQitemZ270079731127QQcategoryZ24954QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

Bullet Bob

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-MIKE-DITKA-89-JERSEY-BLUE-1969-THROWBACK-sz-L_W0QQitemZ270079733387QQcategoryZ24951QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

Iron Mike

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-DAN-REEVES-30-JERSEY-BLUE-1969-THROWBACK-sz-L_W0QQitemZ270080033114QQcategoryZ24951QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

Some Guy That Coached the Broncos

http://cgi.ebay.com/DALLAS-THOMAS-HOLLYWOOD-HENDERSON-56-JERSEY-BLUE-S-46_W0QQitemZ270080348606QQcategoryZ24954QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

Hollywood

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-LANCE-RENTZEL-19-JERSEY-BLUE-1969-THROWBACK-L_W0QQitemZ270080387113QQcategoryZ24954QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

The Pedophile

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-ROBERT-NEWHOUSE-70S-BLUE-JERSEY-szL-THROWBACK_W0QQitemZ270080393834QQcategoryZ24954QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Stacks Newhouse

http://cgi.ebay.com/COWBOYS-LANCE-ALWORTH-JERSEY-BLUE-1971-THROWBACK-sz-50_W0QQitemZ270071601738QQcategoryZ24954QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

Bambi

[B-Love]

I Have The Gift is an overseas seller, but I bought a bad luck blue Staubach jersey and it was top notch. My Cowboys buddy drove to Canton last summer, and he wore the jersey I got him.

Plenty more players than just the above too Moops.

[CBF1]

Done,

Takes less than a minute to do. Real good site, liked taking the time to read it. Thanks for the heads up.

Another "old dude"

[CBF1]

Just read the rest of the thread and man some of you guys are "On your game"
Makes me proud to be a Mane regular and a Bronco die hard. I like B-love and Hogan would gladly step up and pay for a Syracuse orange jersey from back in the day

[CBF1]

BTW,

Thanks for the heads up on the site Tom. Have you done this on any of the other Bronco fan sites? If not you may try it.

[The Moops]

I'll pass the throwback Blue Cowboys jersey sites to my Pokes buddy.

Didn't see a Staubach one but maybe he'll find it.

Thanks.

Now, let's get back to putting "The Franchise" in the Hall!

www.littleinthehalloffame.com

[thumpc]

I'm in there.

[The Moops]

Some cool new photos of Floyd Little on that web site that I've never seen before.

Check 'em out and sign the petition if you haven't already!

www.littleinthehalloffame.com (http://www.littleinthehalloffame.com)

[Tredici]

Moops -- You need to solicit Kreiger or one of the Denver Sport's columnist to put the link in the paper. Even if it doesn't mean a hill of beans to the HOF I'm sure the comments are something Floyd and his family can enjoy.

The Denver Sports Radio shows could put the link on their websites, too.

There has to be a way to get this in front of more Bronco fans...

[The Moops]

Good idea! I don't know Krieger but a couple of the others including a few TV/radio guys. I'll see what they say.

Thanks, man.

[cpad007]

Signed...I think! :)

[Bronco LB 59]

I have said it often and I do believe it. If there was a uniform manufacturer that could duplicate the red-orange era players, you would see alot of Floyd Little and Tombstone Jackson jersies walking around Invesco.

Are you sure Mitchell and Ness wouldn't custom make a red-orange jersey if you put in a special order?

From what I hear, Mitchell and Ness will make any jersey in any era. The downside is they will probably charge you more for the jersey than your monthy payment on your home mortgage.

[The Moops]

There's got to be a local manufacturer in Denver that could see the financial gain from creating authentic looking 1960s-70s era jerseys. The NFL probably has some huge no-no factor or someone would have done it. Mitchell & Ness I'm sure pays some kind of fee to the NFL...

[CBF1]

Just bought the book at the Bronco's store in Dove Valley on Saturday. The reading will start tonight, can hardly wait.

[Odysseus]

There's got to be a local manufacturer in Denver that could see the financial gain from creating authentic looking 1960s-70s era jerseys. The NFL probably has some huge no-no factor or someone would have done it. Mitchell & Ness I'm sure pays some kind of fee to the NFL...

If you find the place that doing that I'll pay the ad fees at the Orangemane so that Maners can buy the jersey. All I would ask from the maker is a chance to break even and my own jersey.

If nothing else let me know where I can get this jersey.

I think if people contacted the Broncos organization and asked what would it take to have Floyd Little come to speak I think it would send a message to the Broncos they need to stand up for some of their retired players.

When Roger Goodell is sending a message to the new players HERE is a person they should use to deliver that message. If the NFL wants to stand on a guy who gave to the sport HERE is a guy they can start with.

When it stops becoming sentimentality and starts becoming good business then you'll have the interest of the NFL. Believe in that.

[DHallblows]

It's great looking at the guest book, seeing the first 4 signatures and noticing the explosion starting on March 3 (the day this thread was started) hahahahaha Great job everyone! :thumbs: