https://www.foxnews.com/sports/paul-hornung-legendary-nfl-running-back-dies
Paul Hornung, legendary NFL running back, dead at 84
Oh yes....as a huge Packer fan those were the days.
I remember the first Packer game I saw on tv was the 1960 title game between the Packers and the Eagles. Jimmy Taylor got tackled on the Eagles six yard line by Chuck Bednarek I believe on the last play of the game. If Taylor had scored, that would have meant six titles in seven years for the Packers and Vince Lombardi who is still the most revered coach in Wisconsin sports history.
Hornung was The Golden Boy. A confirmed bachelor for most of his life, it was highly ironic that Hornung, a fun-loving bachelor who loved parties and girls not necessarily in that order, played in Green Bay the smallest city in the league and one definitely not known for exciting places for spirited athletes.
Hornung is considered one of the all-time great Packers. Unfortunately, he missed one whole season, 1963, after being suspended for gambling.
When he returned for the 1964 season Hornung, the team's fg and pat kicker, had lost his timing and had a disastrous 12-38 conversion rate on fgs. His absolutely rotten kicking cost the Packers two or three games and a shot at the title.
I remember they lost one game to the Colts by one point when Hornung missed all five fg attempts none longer than about thirty yards. The goalposts were on the goal line in those days too.
He had one great game in the playoffs against the Colts in 1965 scoring five tds, but a pinched nerve ended his career early.
Nevertheless, The Golden Boy will be dearly missed by many old Packer fans.