"The Golden Boy" starred at Notre Dame and for the Green Bay Packers in the 1950s and 60s.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — College and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Paul Hornung, passed away at age 84 in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. Friday.
Nicknamed, "The Golden Boy," Hornung starred at quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 1950s. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1956 then went on to be the first overall pick in the 1957 NFL draft for the Green Bay Packers, playing halfback and placekicker.
Legendary Green Bay Packer Football Coach Vince Lombardi once called Hornung, “The most versatile man ever to play the game.