Paul Hornung
Paul Vernon Hornung "Golden Boy"
Born: December 23, 1935
Louisville, KY USA
Deceased: November 13, 2020
Position: HB-FB-QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Notre Dame
High School: Flaget (Louisville, KY)
Career: 1957-1966
Drafted: 1957 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986
Paul Hornung played from 1957 to 1966 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Hornung threw for 383 yards in his career, completing 24 of 55 passes with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. He also ran for 3,711 yards in 893 attempts with 50 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 95 | 11.9 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 143.2 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 118 | 7.4 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 103.6 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 126.7 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 41 | 70.1 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 19 | 43.8 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 87.5 |
| Totals | 55 | 24 | 43.6 | 383 | 7.0 | 5 | 9.1 | 4 | 7.3 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 60 | 319 | 5.3 | 72 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 69 | 310 | 4.5 | 55 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 152 | 681 | 4.5 | 63 | 7 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 160 | 671 | 4.2 | 37 | 13 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 127 | 597 | 4.7 | 54 | 8 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 57 | 219 | 3.8 | 37 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 103 | 415 | 4.0 | 40 | 5 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 89 | 299 | 3.4 | 17 | 5 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 76 | 200 | 2.6 | 9 | 2 |
| Totals | 893 | 3711 | 4.2 | 72 | 50 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 137 | 9.1 | 39 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 28 | 257 | 9.2 | 33 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 34 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 83 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 336 | 17.7 | 65 | 3 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 44 | 3 |
| Totals | 130 | 1480 | 11.4 | 83 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 55 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 52 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 86 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 86 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 32 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 43 | 41 | 95.3 | 38 | 12 | 31.6 | 77 |
| Totals | 194 | 190 | 97.9 | 140 | 66 | 47.1 | 388 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 67 | ||||||
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 94 | |||||||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 176 | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 146 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 74 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 107 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 760 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
1961 - AP MVP
1961 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1961 - UPI MVP
Honors
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
