Paul Hornung, the original "Golden Boy" of football, who won the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame and was a star running back for Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s, only to have his reputation tarnished by a one-year suspension for gambling, died Nov. 13 in Louisville He was 84.
The death was announced by the Louisville Sports Commission in Hornung's hometown. The cause was complications from dementia.
In 2016, Hornung filed a lawsuit against Riddell, a manufacturer of football helmets, charging that he suffered frequent concussions while playing football, leading to dementia "caused by repetitive head trauma.