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PAUL HORNUNG
Paul Hornung, the blond, 220-pound Golden Boy, despite a mediocre Notre Dame team, carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. Hornung completed 59 of 111 passes for 917 yards, three touchdowns and a .532 completion percentage. This gave Hornung a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. The jack-of-all- trades could run, pass, and block and tackle. Hornung was probably the greatest all-around player in Notre Dame's history and is the only Heisman winner to have played on a losing team, as the Irish were 2-8 in 1956. As almost every football fan knows Hornung went to the Green Bay Packers, led the NFL in scoring for three straight years and was voted MVP in 1960 and 1961. Hornung accomplished his records despite injuries and military obligations, and it is no wonder that his coach Vince Lombardi called him "the most versatile man who ever played the game." Hornung is a member of the National High School, the College Football and the Pro Football Halls of Fame. He is President of Paul Hornung Sports Showcase and Paul Hornung Enterprises, Inc., and is Vice-President of Real Estate and Investment Co.
Paul Hornung was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1985.
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