Paul Hornung

Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy," was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1957 to 1966. He missed the 1963 season, for which he was suspended after a scandal involving gambling and associating with gamblers. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Paul Vernon Hornung Sr. and Loretta Williams, he was an outstanding athlete at Flaget High School, lettering all four years in football, basketball, and baseball. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he was an all-around college athlete, playing basketball in addition to football, and served as a halfback, quarterback, and kicker.

With the Packers, Hornung played on teams that won four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl. He was the first Heisman Trophy winner to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award. Packers coach Vince Lombardi stated that Hornung was "the greatest player I ever coached." He became the first Heisman winner to be inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.