He led the team in rushing, passing, scoring, kickoff and punt returns, kicking, punting, and as if that weren't enough, was one of its top defenders at safety. It was enough to make him the only Heisman Trophy winner to play for a losing team.
The Fighting Irish finished just in , with Hornung serving as the brightest of bright spots in an otherwise forgettable season. He became the first Notre Dame quarterback to exceed both yards rushing and yards receiving in a single game. He also notched one of Notre Dame's two wins in his final home game, accounting for every point three touchdowns, three PATs in a win over North Carolina in which he threw for yards, ran for 91, recorded an interception on defense and punted for a yard average.
He earned a business degree from Notre Dame and was selected No. The draft was held Nov. Like his college career, Hornung's pro career didn't get off to a storybook start.
He was a part-time fullback his first two years in Green Bay until the arrival of coach Vince Lombardi, who immediately installed Hornung as the starting left halfback and featured him on the team's fabled power sweep. Hornung had the speed and instincts to slash for big plays on the sweep and his passing skills made him a threat to pull up on a halfback option and fire downfield passes. It was these skills on the perimeter that earned the Golden Boy his next nickname: Mr.
Although Taylor led the Packers in rushing yards in most of their years together, Hornung consistently led the team in scoring with a well-acknowledged knack for being more effective near the goal line. He smells that goal line," Lombardi wrote in his book "Run to Daylight". Army, and over the last half of the season, played for the Packers on weekend passes.
Kennedy, who arranged a leave for Hornung to play in the game. In a win over the Giants, Hornung scored a touchdown and kicked three field goals as the game's MVP. Get Our Weather App. Operation Football. Gray DC Bureau. Investigate TV. Submit Photos and Videos.
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Eventually, a millionaire bachelor friend introduced him to Chicago showgirls and nightspots, along with celebrities such as Tony Bennett and Sammy Davis Jr.
The football team floundered, falling to in his senior year, its first losing season since and its worst record ever. But Hornung finished second in the nation in total offense and led the team in rushing, passing, scoring, punting, field-goal kicking and minutes played.
He also played defense and was second in tackles. Hornung was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl in San Francisco, where he met another rich businessman, Bernard Maurice Shapero, a casino operator who owned a slot machine company. But the next year the municipally owned team hired Lombardi, and he was determined to make Hornung a star. In one game against the Colts, on Oct.
Hornung got his pass and led the Packers to a pasting of the New York Giants in the championship. He called it the happiest day of his life. He can do almost everything — and with record-breaking competence. Hornung enjoyed a decidedly love-hate relationship with the legendary Lombardi.
Hornung recalled how he and McGee sneaked out of the team dorm the night before an exhibition game to spend it with two women at a Green Bay hotel, only to be caught by Lombardi. But Lombardi and I understood each other perfectly. He also knew that no matter where I spent the night before, I would be ready to play on Sunday.
The free and easy side of Hornung also held an attraction for Lombardi, who was so different. Hornung had loved to gamble since he would sneak into Churchill Downs as a teenager.
He was playing golf at Audubon Country Club when the suspension was announced; he ended his game and issued a teary-eyed apology to reporters. He could kick.
He could catch. He could block. They say, 'Well, he couldn't run as good as so-and-so. He couldn't do this. Although Hornung was never the workhouse of Lombardi's offense — fullback Jim Taylor filled that role — he rushed for 3, yards, including a 4. His nickname was the "Golden Boy," a carryover from his days at Notre Dame, where he doubled as a quarterback and safety in the one-platoon era of college football and finished second in the country in total offense, while winning the Heisman on a losing team.
Pro Football Hall of Fame general manager Jim Finks was an assistant coach for the Fighting Irish during Hornung's senior season and wrote in a scouting report for the Packers, "Paul is the best prospect I have seen," and someone who could play any of three positions in the pros. Following the season, Lombardi reluctantly exposed Hornung in the expansion draft and lost him to New Orleans.
However, Hornung announced his retirement in late July after spending three days at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Doctors there determined he not only had a pinched nerve in his neck, but damage to his spinal cord that could result in paralysis if he continued to play football. Hornung is survived by his wife of 41 years, Angela. A public celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Strength and conditioning coordinator is Air Force grad whose community work gives back to the military. Packers took big play away from Chiefs, love their young safety's instincts, and have a rookie coming on strong. Cliff Christl Packers team historian.
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