Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1954–56
Paul Hornung
- Born
- Dec 23, 1935, in Louisville, Kentucky
- Died
- Nov 13, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky
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Paul Hornung played quarterback at Notre Dame (1954–56). He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1955. The Green Bay Packers took Hornung first overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
At a glance
Honors
- 1956Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1985College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1986Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1955Consensus All‑American
- 1955Fifth in the Heisman vote
- 1956Chic Harley Award
- 1956National leader in kickoff return average (31.0)
All-America: consensus 1955; FWAA first team 1956; UP first team 1956; AP second team 1956; INS second team 1956; NEA second team 1956; Central Press first team 1956
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 1957 Hula Bowl.
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1959–60) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1960–61)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1960–61; UPI first team 1960–61; NEA first team 1960; New York Daily News first team 1961; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1961; NEA second team 1961.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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