Syracuse Football: GoFundMe page for Floyd Little in his cancer fight

Hall of Famer and Syracuse football legend Floyd Little, sadly, is fighting cancer.

Floyd Little, a Syracuse football icon and treasure within the Orange community, is unfortunately battling cancer, according to his wife, DeBorah. Everyone associated with ‘Cuse Nation is wishing Little well and will support him however possible.

To that end, one of Little’s former Syracuse football teammates, Pat Killorin, has created a GoFundMe page to raise money to help offset the costs associated with Little’s medical treatment.

The page, entitled “Friends of Floyd,” is seeking to raise $250,000. As of this Monday morning, it had raised nearly $30,000 toward that goal.

A member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the 77-year-old Little received All-American honors on three occasions with the Orange from 1964 to 1966, per an announcement on cuse.com.

A native of New Haven, Conn., Little followed other Syracuse legends Jim Brown and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis in the ‘Cuse trio of famous running backs who wore No. 44.

Following his collegiate career in Central New York, in which Little twice finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting, the Denver Broncos selected him with the No. 6 pick in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Former Syracuse football star Floyd Little also flourished in the pros.

In nine campaigns with the Broncos, Little generated more than 12,000 all-purpose yards, and he was named to the Pro Bowl five times, says the cuse.com press release.

In 2011, Little returned to his alma mater to serve as special assistant to the director of athletics at Syracuse University, a post he held until 2016. Little, who currently lives with his wife in Las Vegas, got inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

SU athletics director John Wildhack said of Little in a statement, “Floyd’s determination and fortitude has guided him throughout his life. We know he will battle this challenge with the same focus. In this battle, he will have all of Orange Nation by his side.”

Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim added these thoughts on Little via his Twitter page.

Let’s all keep Floyd in our thoughts. He will beat this dreaded disease.