Csonka is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Super Bowl VIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1973 season. The Dolphins defeated the Vikings by the score of 24–7 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl, the first team to do so since the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowls I and II, and the first AFL/AFC team to do so.
Donát Bánki was a Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor of Jewish heritage. In 1893 he invented the carburetor for the stationary engine, together with János Csonka. The invention is often, incorrectly credited to the German Wilhelm Maybach, who submitted his patent half a year after Bánki and Csonka. Bánki also greatly contributed to the design of compressors for combustion engines. He invented a water-turbine, as well, which is named after him.
Larry Richard Csonka is a former professional American football fullback who played for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years, and a short stint with the Memphis Southmen in the WFL. Csonka is mostly remembered for his success during his tenure with the Miami Dolphins, which included being a member of their 17-0 perfect season in 1972, and winning Super Bowl championships in 1972 and 1973. The latter in Super Bowl VIII, Csonka winning Super Bowl MVP.
Kovač, meaning "blacksmith" in Slavic languages, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia. In Slovakia the surname is Kováč.
Kovačić, alternatively spelled Kovačič in Slovene and Slovak, Kovacsics in Hungarian, or transliterated as Kovacic/Kovacich/Kovachich in English, is one of the most common surnames in Croatia, Slovenia, as well as Hungary and Serbia. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a Slavic cognate of the English surname Smith, and as such is closely related to the similar surname Kovačević.
James Forrest Kiick was an American professional football player who was a running back. He played for the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL) from 1968 to 1969 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1977, except for 1975 when he played in the World Football League.
Horváth is a common Hungarian surname. "Horváth" is the 2nd or 4th most common surname in Hungary as well as the most common in Slovakia. Its origins are thought to derive from the Hungarian horvát ("Croat") in old orthography. The related Croatian surname Horvat, which is derived from an older version of the noun "Hrvat" ("Croat"), is the most common surname in Croatia or the Croatian diaspora.Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary joined in personal union in the 11th century when the Kingdom of Croatia's primogeniture fell on Hungarian relations. After Hungarian defeat at Battle of Mohács Croatia joined Habsburg Monarchy. Croats lived and freely moved throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Austria. Therefore, members of this family can be found across the world, and are most numerous in the United States. Variations of the name include Horvat, Horvaty, Hrvat, Chorbadi, Orbath, Orvath, Orvat.
János Csonka was a Hungarian engineer, the co-inventor of the carburetor for the stationary engine with Donát Bánki, patented on 13 February 1893.
Roy Charles (Moonie) Winston is a former professional American football player. He played 15 seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings.
Antal is a surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. The surname traces its origin back to Normandy. Notable people with the surname include:
The 1973 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's eighth season and fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team entered the 1973 season as defending Super Bowl champion following its undefeated 1972 season.
Feher, or more properly Fehér, is a surname of Hungarian origin, meaning white. Bearers of the name include the following:
Zsófia is a female given name, the Hungarian equivalent of Sophia, and may refer to:
Hungarian Ohioans are Hungarian Americans living in Ohio. Their number was 203,417 in 2010 and 183,593 in 2014. Fairport Harbor, Ohio is 11.8% Hungarian American. In Cleveland and its neighboring areas there live more than 107,000 Hungarians, of which over 7,400 speak the language, the third highest number in the nation. Some resources stated that there was time when Cleveland was the second greatest Hungarian settlement outside Budapest. Most of the Hungarians live in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where they make up 3.1% of the total population. There is also a large colony of Hungarians in Toledo, Ohio. Two former local representatives reside in Toledo: Peter Ujvagi and Matt Szollosi. In Toledo one can find the famous Tony Packo's Cafe.
Árpád Csonka is a Slovak football striker of Hungarian ethnicity who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.
Zsófia Csonka is a Hungarian sport-shooter who competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics for 25 m pistol women at the Munich shooting world cup event. Her best result came at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 6th in the 25 m pistol event, reaching the final of an event for the first time.
Csonka may refer to:
András Csonka is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ferencvárosi in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Győző Leblanc is a well-known Hungarian tenor opera singer, actor and director.
András Csonka is a Hungarian para table tennis player. He started playing table tennis aged nine when his brother played the sport as a hobby.