Paul Vernon Hornung Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935) is a retired professional football player, a Hall of Fame running back for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1957 to 1966, winning four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl. He was the first in pro football history to have won the Heisman Trophy, been selected as first overall selection in the NFL Draft, won the NFL most valuable player award, and been inducted into both the professional and college football halls of fame. Two others have followed, running backs O. J. Simpson and Earl Campbell, but neither played on a league championship team.A versatile player, Hornung was a halfback, quarterback, and placekicker. An excellent all-around athlete, he also played college basketball for Notre Dame.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Was suited up with with the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967, when they won Super Bowl I, but didn't play in the game. Coach Vincent Lombardi asked him in the fourth quarter if he wanted to go in, but Hornung said no, not wanting to risk aggravating a pinched nerve in his neck.
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Tied for 49th with Joe Morris and Wendell Tyler on NFL All-Time Rushing Touchdowns List (50).
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Ranks 94th on NFL All-Time Rushing Average List (4.156).
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Holds the NFL record for most points scored in a season, 176 in 1960 (15 touchdowns [90 points], 41 points-after-touchdown, 15 field goals [45 points]).
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Won the Heisman Trophy in 1956, the only person ever to win the award while playing on a team with a losing record.
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Was suspended in 1963 by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle for betting on games. Reinstated in 1964.
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Was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 1967 expansion draft, but retired without ever playing for them.
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Was an All-American at Notre Dame.
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Played with the Green Bay Packers from 1957 to 1962 and from 1964 to 1966.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Semi-Tough
1977
Paul Hornung - TV Newscaster
Greatest Sports Legends
1975
TV Series
Host-Himself
The Devil's Brigade
1968
The Lumberjack
Run to Daylight
1964
Athlete
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
1999-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
With Love & Respect: A Reunion of the Lombardi Green Bay Packers
2001
Video documentary
Himself
Follies, Crunches and Highlights
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
1986 All-American Bowl
1986
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
TBS College Football
1982
TV Series
Himself
Wake Up the Echoes: The History of Notre Dame Football
1982
Video documentary
Himself - Quarterback, 1956
1980 Cotton Bowl
1980
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1979 Cotton Bowl
1979
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1978 Peach Bowl
1978
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1978 Cotton Bowl
1978
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1977 Independence Bowl
1977
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1977 Cotton Bowl
1977
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
1976 Fiesta Bowl
1976
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
Greatest Sports Legends
1972-1976
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself Host
The Way It Was
1975
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1967
TV Series
Himself
The NFL on CBS
1960-1966
TV Series
Himself - Green Bay Packers Halfback / Kicker
1965 NFL Championship Game
1966
TV Special
Himself - Green Bay Packers Halfback
1962 NFL Championship Game
1962
TV Special
Himself - Green Bay Packers Halfback
1961 NFL Championship Game
1961
TV Special
Himself - Green Bay Packers Halfback
1960 NFL Championship Game
1960
TV Special
Himself - Green Bay Packers Halfback
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lombardi
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
1977 Cotton Bowl (1977) as Himself - Color Commentator
1978 Cotton Bowl (1978) as Himself - Color Commentator
1979 Cotton Bowl (1979) as Himself - Color Commentator
1976 Fiesta Bowl (1976) as Himself - Color Commentator
$1.1 Million