Im your huckleberry. Tell me the short story as to this early idolatry, given it stands in contrast to your current affiliation.
Early 70's I liked both Dallas and Csonka. First jersey I ever wore was his #39.
The way he'd f'ing blow people up was fun to watch. My favorite Csonka moments might have been in the late 70's his last NFL season returning to Miami to spell Delvin Williams-- dude ran right over Jack Tatum on MNF-- I remember the announcers surprised declaration of "Was that
Tatum??" looking at a scrum of would-be tacklers on the ground. Wasn't enough to win the game, but fucking fun to watch.
Also another bit of trivia, the Pisarcik fumble was off of Csonka's hip. Basically the original Butt Fumble