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Paul Hornung

Chronology



1935 Born December 23 in Louisville, Kentucky
1953 Named Kentucky's Most Valuable High School Football Player
1953 Enters Notre Dame University
1955-56 College football All-American
1956 Wins Heisman Trophy
1956 Number One NFL draft pick
1956 Plays in Hula Bowl
1959-61 Leads the NFL in points scored
1960 Makes All-Pro
1961 Named NFL Most Valuable Player
1961 Called up as Army reservist
1963 Suspended for one year for gambling on football games
1965 Five touchdown game against the Baltimore Colts
1967 Selected by New Orleans in NFL expansion draft
1967 Retires from NFL
1967 Gets married for the first time
1975 Elected to Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
1980 Marries second wife, Angela
1985 Elected to NFF College Football Hall of Fame
1986 Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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