Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung
	Hornung in 1961
No. 5
Position:	Halfback ; Kicker
Personal information
Born:	December 23, 1935; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:	November 13, 2020 (aged 84); Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Flaget ; (Louisville, Kentucky)
College:	Notre Dame (1954–1956)
NFL draft:	1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1957–1962; 1964–1966); New Orleans Saints (1967)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (I); 4× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966); NFL Most Valuable Player (1961); Pro Football Hall of Fame (1986); 2× First-team All-Pro (1960, 1961); Second-team All-Pro (1959); 2× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960); NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1960); 3× NFL scoring leader (1959–1961); NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; Bert Bell Award (1961); Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame; Heisman Trophy (1956); Chic Harley Award (1956); Consensus All-American (1955); First-team All-American (1956);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	3,711
Rushing average:	4.2
Rushing touchdowns:	50
Receptions:	130
Receiving yards:	1,480
Receiving touchdowns:	12
Points scored:	760
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966. He played on teams that won four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl. He is the first Heisman Trophy winner to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award, and be inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.^[1] Packers coach Vince Lombardi stated that Hornung was "the greatest player I ever coached".^[2]

A versatile player, Hornung was a halfback, quarterback and kicker. He was an excellent all-around college athlete at the University of Notre Dame, where he played basketball in addition to football.

^ List of Heisman Trophy winners
^ Christl, Cliff. "It's time Canton got it right". Packers.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.