Notre Dame won decisively Saturday at Boston College, the 100th win in Brian Kelly’s time leading the Irish. But the program’s history suffered a loss Friday with the death of Hall of Famer and Heisman winner Paul Hornung at the age of 84.
Hornung won the 1956 Heisman, still the only player to do so on a losing team, and that was much worse than just a “losing” team, finishing the season at 2-8. Upon learning he had won — an era devoid of an hours-long television special around the award — Hornung quipped he did not know he was even in consideration, understandable confusion.