Scott from Phoenix, AZ
Why did Lombardi split the 1962 placekicking between Jerry Kramer and Paul Hornung?
Good question. Simple question. And with Kramer now being a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist again, the subject will become even more topical than when you submitted it. So you had me digging through the official game reports and play-by-plays because I knew the answer wouldn’t be simple.
Hornung injured his knee in the first quarter of the fifth game of the season against Minnesota and attempted only one field goal thereafter. He also missed five games. Hornung scored the first touchdown and converted the extra point against the Vikings before Kramer took over the kicking duties and made two field goals and five extra points over the remainder of the Packers’ 48-21 victory.