%3cp%20class%3d%22clear%22%3e%0d%0a%3cimg%20class%3d%22lwrap%22%20src%3d%22%2fimages%2fpaul%2fhornung_packers_run.jpg%22%20%2f%3e%0d%0aPaul%20Vernon%20Hornung%20%28born%20December%2023%2c%201935%20in%20Louisville%2c%20Kentucky%29%20is%20a%20former%20professional%20football%20player%2c%20playing%20for%20the%20Green%20Bay%20Packers%20from%201957-66.%20Hornung%2cone%20of%20the%20most%20versatile%20players%20ever%20to%20play%20the%20game%2c%20was%20Halfback%2c%20Quarterback%2cand%20Place%20Kicker.%20Hornung%20is%20one%20of%20the%20greatest%20all-purpose%20backs%20to%20ever%20play%20the%20game.%20Not%20only%20could%20Hornung%20run%2c%20he%20was%20a%20excellent%20passer%2c%20receiver%2c%20and%20blocker.%20Hornung%20was%20an%20excellent%20all-around%20athlete%20who%20played%20college%20basketball%2c%20but%20is%20best%20known%20for%20his%20prowess%20as%20a%20football%20player.%0d%0a%3c%2fp%3e%0d%0a%3cp%20class%3d%22clear%22%3e%0d%0aHornung%20was%20an%20outstanding%20athlete%20at%20Bishop%20Benedict%20Joseph%20Flaget%20High%20School%20in%20Louisville%20%28now%20closed%29%2c%20having%20lettered%20four%20years%20each%20in%20football%2c%20basketball%2c%20and%20baseball.%20He%20was%20recruited%20by%20Bear%20Bryant%20at%20Kentucky%2c%20but%20chose%20to%20attend%20Notre%20Dame%20instead.%0d%0a%3c%2fp%3e%0d%0a%3cp%20class%3d%22clear%22%3e%0d%0a%3cimg%20class%3d%22rwrap%22%20src%3d%22%2fimages%2fpaul%2fsports_illustrated.jpg%22%20%2f%3eAfter%20spending%20his%20sophomore%20season%20of%201954%20as%20a%20backup%20fullback%2c%20Hornung%20blossomed%20as%20a%20halfback%20and%20safety%20during%20his%20junior%20year%20in%201955.%20He%20finished%20fourth%20in%20the%20nation%20in%20total%20offense%20with%201%2c215%20yards%20and%20six%20touchdowns.%20His%20two%20touchdowns%20on%20offense%20and%20two%20interceptions%20on%20defense%20spurred%20a%20victory%20over%20No.4%20Navy%2c%20and%20his%20touchdown%20pass%20and%20field%20goal%20beat%20Iowa.%20In%20a%20loss%20to%20USC%2c%20Hornung%20ran%20and%20threw%20for%20354%20yards%2c%20the%20best%20in%20the%20nation%20in%201955.%20Hornung%2c%20nicknamed%20the%20%22Golden%20Boy%2c%22%20won%20the%20Heisman%20Trophy%20in%201956%20as%20the%20year%27s%20outstanding%20College%20football%20player%20in%20the%20United%20States%20and%20is%20the%20only%20player%20from%20a%20losing%20team%20%28his%20University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20team%20finished%202-8%20that%20year%29%20ever%20to%20win%20the%20trophy.%20Highly%20versatile%2c%20he%20was%20a%20quarterback%20who%20could%20run%2c%20pass%2c%20block%2c%20and%20tackle.%20Many%20consider%20Hornung%20as%20the%20greatest%20all-around%20football%20player%20in%20Notre%20Dame%20history.%20In%20the%201956%20season%2c%20he%20led%20his%20team%20offensively%20in%20passing%2c%20rushing%2c%20scoring%2c%20kickoff%20and%20punt%20returns%2c%20and%20punting.%20He%20also%20played%20defense%20and%20led%20his%20team%20in%20passes%20broken%20up%20and%20was%20a%20second%20in%20interceptions%20and%20tackles%20made.%20He%20jokes%20about%20the%20fact%20that%20he%20was%20among%20the%20nation%27s%20leaders%20in%20kickoff%20returns%20by%20saying%2c%20%22We%20gave%20up%20so%20many%20points%20that%20our%20opponents%20were%20always%20kicking%20off%20to%20us.%22%0d%0a%3c%2fp%3e%0d%0a%3cp%20class%3d%22clear%22%3e%0d%0aAfter%20graduating%20from%20Notre%20Dame%20with%20a%20degree%20in%20business%2c%20Hornung%20was%20the%20first%20selection%20overall%20in%20the%201957%20NFL%20Draft.%20He%20was%20taken%20by%20the%20Green%20Bay%20Packers%2c%20with%20whom%20he%20would%20go%20on%20to%20win%20four%20league%20championships%2c%20including%20the%20first%20ever%20Super%20Bowl%20in%20January%201967.%0d%0a%3c%2fp%3e"; waitfor delay '0:0:4' --