Photos: Take a look back at life of Packers legend Paul Hornung
From Paul Hornung's time as a Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame, through his dominant career with the Green Bay Packers to his exciting life off the field — including his time in the Army and an appearance with the Harlem Globetrotters — take a look back at 50 images of the Hall of Famer, who passed away Friday at age 84.
Passing to Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung means keeping up with studies as well as tossing the football. He prepares a paper for his business administration course at South Bend, Ind., Oct. 11, 1955.
Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung is shown Sept. 11, 1956.
Paul Hornung, quarterback of Notre Dame is seen in action against Southern California, Dec. 1, 1956.
Paul Hornung of Notre Dame, Green Bay's bonus choice in the professional football draft, is accompanied by Jon Arnett of Southern California as he leaves the field after the Irish went down to a 28-20 defeat at the hands of Southern California, Dec. 1, 1956.
Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung, left, and coach Terry Brennan stand behind the Heisman trophy presented to Hornung in New York, Dec. 12, 1956.
In this Dec. 12, 1956 file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung imitates the posture of the Heisman Trophy that he received at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. The Notre Dame hype machine has produced a few unworthy Heisman winners but none more so than Hornung. He was a great player, but the Irish went 2-8.
Paul Hornung (5) of the Green Bay Packers goes through the line in the squad game held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Aug. 10, 1959. Bart Starr (15), Jerry Kramer (64) and Jim Ringo (51) are also in the play.
His teammates opened a gaping hole for him and Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) scored right through for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 23, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) plunged over the line for a final period touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in Milwaukee, Oct. 23, 1960. The flashy Packer scored two touchdowns, booted two long field goals and kicked five conversions as his team battered the 49ers, 41-14. Other Packers are quarterback Lamar McHan (17) and guard Fred Thurston (63).
Paul Hornung (5), Green Bay Packers halfback, finds running room for a six-yard gain against the Chicago Bears in third quarter in Chicago, Dec. 4, 1960. Packers guard Fred Thurston (36) blocks pears tackle Earl Leggett (71). The Packers won the game, 41-13.
Halfback Paul Hornung, left, one of the stars of Green Bay's 35-21 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the Coliseum, offers a word of consolation to Ram halfback John Arnett after the game, on Dec. 17, 1960. Arnett was kicked out of the contest for fighting with the Packers' Ron Kramer, also ejected. Green Bay won the National League's western division championship through its conquest of the Rams.
Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) picks up a couple of yards in first period action in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia, Dec. 26, 1960, as teammate-guard Fred Thurston (63) is sent flying by Eagles back Jim Carr (21). About to make the around-the-neck tackle is Eagles Chuck Bednarik.
Packers star halfback Paul Hornung, left, is examined by Lieut. Peter Barglow, admissions officer, Oct. 30, 1961, at Great Lakes Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill. Hornung entered the hospital for a physical examination. He was scheduled to report for active duty with the Army but was ordered instead to report to the Navy hospital. He has been troubled with a pinched nerve in his neck.
Mud-covered Paul Hornung, on a one-day pass from military duty, is shown reeling off yardage in third period action for the Green Bay Packers who virtually clinched another divisional title by beating the Detroit Lions 17-9, Nov. 24, 1961, in Detroit.
The Green Bay Packers, after clinching the NFL Western Conference title, gang up to carry Coach Vince Lombardi, Dec. 3, 1961, Milwaukee, Wisc. Packers beat the New York Giants, 20-17.
Paul Hornung, star left halfback of the Green Bay Packers, who is on leave from the Army, loosens up in tennis shoes in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Dec. 27, 1961. The Packers worked out in zero temperatures in preparation for their game with the New York Giants on Dec. 31, 1961.
Paul Hornung, left, halfback of the Green Bay Packers, gets a kiss from his mother, Loretta Hornung, as he relaxed in bed, Jan. 1, 1962. Hornung scored 19 points in the Packers' title win over the New York Giants the previous day.
Pfc. Paul Hornung, the Packers' star half back, walks a guard post at Fort Riley, Kan., where he is on active duty as an Army reservist, Jan. 11, 1962. Hornung, who led the Packers to the NFL title, is regularly assigned as a jeep driver at the base.
Pfc. Paul Hornung, second from right, poses with a group of fellow reservists at Fort Riley, Kansas, where they are on active duty, Jan. 11, 1962. Hornung, star halfback of the Green Bay Packers, is assigned as a jeep driver at the base. From left: Spc. 4th Class Lowell D. Nance; Spc. 4th Class Thomas J. Csizmudia; Pfc. Anthony Carso; Hornung, and Pfc. 4th Class Dennis Alexander.
Pfc. Paul Hornung stands beside the jeep he is assigned to drive at Fort Riley, Kansas, Jan. 11, 1962, where he is stationed on active duty as an army reservist. The Packers halfback, voted MVP in the NFL, is regular driver for his platoon leader at the base.
Paul Hornung, halfback for the Green Bay Packers, is seen in an Army uniform, Jan. 17, 1962, at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Paul Hornung, right, Green Bay Packers back who was named the NFL's MVP, receives the "Headline" award from the Byline Club of Kansas City, Jan. 21, 1962, from Merle Harmon, a sportscaster. At the time, Hornung was an Army private stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Paul Hornung (10), star back for the Green Bay Packers football team, tries for a basket in an exhibition game with the Harlem Globetrotters in Chicago Stadium, Feb. 3, 1962. Globetrotters won, 61 to 45.
Paul Hornung, left, Green Bay Packers star, poses in Philadelphia with Bob Ferguson, Ohio State football player, Feb. 5, 1962, as they show off awards they received from the Maxwell Football club. Hornung is being honored as an outstanding player in the NFL while Ferguson was named outstanding college player.
Paul Hornung, running star of the Green Bay Packers, received the sixth annual Red Dunn memorial award in Milwaukee as Wisconsin's 1961 Athlete of the Year, April 30, 1962. At right, making presentation is Associated Press newsman Paul Clifford. Hornung was chosen for the award in an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters.
Halfback Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers (5) is faced with opposition from Detroit Lions players as he carries the ball down the field to set up his successful field goal in the final period of an NFL game in Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 7, 1962.
Packers star Paul Hornung grimaces in pain after being hurt in the first quarter of an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis, Oct. 14, 1962. After being helped off the field, Hornung sat on the bench with an ice pack to his injured right knee. He did not return to action.
Paul Hornung, the NFL’s leading scorer, bows his head dejectedly after being injured in the first quarter of the Green Bay-Minnesota game, Oct. 14, 1962. Horning twisted a knee when hit by the Vikings Cliff Livingston as the Packer halfback rammed into the line on a Green Bay touchdown bid. The Packers won 48-21.
Green Bay halfback Paul Hornung (5) cuts off tackle to gain 10 yards and a first down in first half of National Football League Championship game at Yankee Stadium in New York, on Dec. 30, 1962. Packers won, 16-7, for their second straight championship.
Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers player who was suspended for gambling, gives interview for radio and newspapers with legal advisors on hand in Louisville, April 17, 1963. Left is attorney John Young Brown Jr., and at center is attorney Chris Duvall.
Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers halfback, pictured in Louisville, April 18, 1963, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for betting on games. Hornung, at a hastily called press conference, admitted the betting, accepted the penalty and said he would "Just have to stay with it."
Paul Hornung, suspended Green Bay Packers halfback, signs autographs for some fans in the stands before watching the exhibition game with the New York Giants at Green Bay, Sept. 2, 1963. He received a big ovation from the crowd after an introduction during the game. The Packers beat the Giants 24-17, before a sellout crowd.
Green Bay Packers' Paul Hornung waves a congratulatory telegram on his reinstatement to play football by the NFL in Miami Beach, March 16, 1964. Hornung was suspended the previous year along with Packer tackle Alex Karras for gambling.
Green Bay’s Paul Hornung takes a breather during the Packer’s 20-7 exhibition loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in New Orleans, Aug. 10, 1964. Hornung making his first appearance since his year’s suspension for gambling, picked up 29 yards in five carries. With him are guards Dan Grimm (67) and Fred Thurston.
Halfback Paul Hornung, kicking, and Green Bay Packer teammate quarterback Bart Starr stare at Starr’s index finger during a field goal kicking drill at Green Bay, Wisconsin on Sept. 2, 1964. Hornung had just kicked another from the mid-field area and Starr’s finger was still in holding position.
Halfback Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers takes a lingering look at chilly Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., Dec. 25, 1965, the day before the stadium will be the scene of the NFL Western Conference playoff game against the Baltimore Colts.
Paul Hornung, of Green Bay halfback relaxes in the dressing room after the 42-27 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Baltimore, Maryland, in December 1965.
Paul Hornung, star halfback of he Green Bay Packers, and Pat Roeder share a kiss following their wedding ceremony, outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan 18, 1967.
Halfback Paul Hornung, 31, of the Green Bay Packers, and model Patricia Roeder, 28, are married by the Right Rev. Daniel F. Sullivan at the R.C. Church of the Good Shepherd, Jan. 18, 1967, in Beverly Hills. The best man was Henry Hofmann, rear, of Louisville and the bridesmaid was Linda Riley, right, of Arcadia, Calif.
Retired halfback Paul Hornung, left, discusses his future with John Mecom Jr., owner of the New Orleans Saints at a news conference in San Diego, July 28, 1967. Hornung, 31, decided to retire rather than risk permanent spinal injury.
Paul Hornung, who quit football last week because of injuries, stands behind the New Orleans Saints' bench - as an assistant backfield coach - as the new NFL team played its first game, an exhibition against the Los Angeles Rams at Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2, 1967. Hornung had gone from the Green Bay Packers to the Saints as a halfback but doctors advised him against any more playing. No. 81 is veteran end Doug Atkins.
Paul Hornung, left, former great running back for the Green Bay Packers, visits with Packers rookie Travis Williams in the dressing room after a practice session in Green Bay, Dec. 27, 1967. Hornung watched his old team prepare for the NFL championship game against Dallas Cowboys.
Retired Packers Fred “Fuzzy” Thurston, left, Paul Hornung, center, and Max McGee sing at night’s celebration honoring general manager and former coach Vince Lombardi at night on August 7, 1968, in Green Bay.
Former Packer great, Paul Hornung, right, talks with half back Donny Anderson during the team's practice session in Green Bay, Aug. 8, 1968. Hornung was in the city to participate in the Salute to Vince Lombardi Day celebration.
Famous names in the gridiron world were among the celebrities attending the requiem Mass of football coach Vince Lombardi at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Sept. 7, 1970. Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, left, stands with former Packer star Paul Hornung in paying last respects to their former coach.
Football star Paul Hornung, left, along with actress Mitzi Gaynor and radio personality Ted Brown point to the $2 million number in the New York state Olympic lottery on Friday, July 14, 1978, at the World Trade Center in New York.
Green Bay Packers great Paul Hornung, shown in a Louisville restaurant, Nov. 23, 1992, where he tapes a radio interview show, blames the decline of the Packers on a history of wasted draft picks. "If you have five or six poor drafts, you add 10 years to the rebuilding," Hornung said.
This Jan. 25, 2011, file photo shows 1956 Heisman Trophy winner and Louisville native Paul Hornung smiling at comments by former coach Howard Schnellenberger during the Paul Hornung Award ceremony in Louisville, Ky.
In this Oct. 2, 2011 file photo, former Green Bay Packers star Paul Hornung waves to the crowd during a game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
Pro Football Hall of Fame winners Paul Hornung, left, and Bart Starr answer questions before the third annual Paul Hornung Awards banquet on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. An award is given to the most versatile player in NCAA college football at the banquet.
Wally "Fox" Peters became friends with Paul Hornung at Fort Riley in Junction City, Kansas, where both men had been recalled as the Cold War heated up.
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