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GBHORNUNG—

Paul Hornung

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Green Bay Packers · HB-FB-QB

Paul Hornung recorded 105 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

3.6

pass yds/gm

35.3

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

105

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Paul Hornung's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1965
GREEN BAYPACKERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 12, 1965

Green Bay Packers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1965

0 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1961
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 8, 1961

Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1961

0 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
GREEN BAYPACKERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 6, 1960

Green Bay Packers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1960

16 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
LOS ANGELESRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 20, 1960

Los Angeles Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1960

18 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1959
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 13, 1959

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1959

0 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Paul Hornung's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 56 passing yards · 2 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1959
GREEN BAYPACKERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 6, 1959

Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1959

56 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 138 rushing yards

Regular Season
1959
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 11, 1959

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1959

0 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Paul Hornung's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1958

01
GBHORNUNG—Paul Hornung
GBROTE—Tobin Rote
GBHOWTON—Billy Howton

A proud franchise nears financial and competitive crisis

Green Bay Packers · The wilderness years

Green Bay struggled after Lambeau and required a new stadium, community support and the right coach to survive.

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Franchise era

1959–1967

02
GBHORNUNG—Paul Hornung
GBSTARR15Bart Starr
GBNITSCHKE—Ray Nitschke

Discipline and the power sweep define excellence

Green Bay Packers · The Lombardi dynasty

Lombardi's Packers won five championships in seven seasons, including the first two Super Bowls, and became the league's enduring standard.

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Career accomplishments

NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 19609 NFL seasons105 career games383 career passing yards5 career passing touchdowns3,711 career rushing yards50 career rushing touchdowns130 career receptions1,480 career receiving yards12 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Notre Dame5 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1957Most recent: Dec 18, 1966

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history