David Little (Linebacker)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. David Lamar Little, Sr. (January 3, 1959 - March 17, 2005) was an American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons in the 1980s and early 1990s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Little was born in Miami, Florida in 1959. He attended Andrew Jackson High School in Miami, and was a standout high school football player for the Jackson Generals. Little received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played linebacker for coach Doug Dickey and coach Charley Pell's Florida Gators football teams from 1977 to 1980. He was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and a team captain in 1980. Little was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1991.