Was there any other NFL team that had a future HOF head coach, future HOF QB, and two future RBs playing together at the same time like the Green Bay Packers had in Lombardi, Starr, Taylor and Hornung?

70's steelers

On 5/7/2025 at 1:59 PM, Alpha_TATEr said:

70's steelers

Noll, Bradshaw and Harris. Bleier's not in the HOF.

still much, much better than the packers group.

The answer is no team ever did this, not even Green Bay because Hornung is not a HoF RB.

Hornung is a really weird HoF player. (and not all that impressive)

He was a mediocre runner with very bad stats but good TD numbers in a few years..

He was a mediocre pass catcher with bad stats.

He was a good blocker maybe at fullback?

He was a bad kicker. (bottom of the league in % most years, but 2nd best behind Groza in 1961) The Packers replaced him at kicker in 1962

He was a garbage QB with 5 TDs to 4 picks when they rarely used him that way.

How this means MVP and HoF? No idea.

Mark Mosely in 1983 was probably a more deserving league MVP than Hornung in 1961. At least he was the best at something.

A 'RB' who had 707 less rushing yards than his teammate won MVP.

So as a HoF RB. Hornung is definitely not one of those. He is a HoF popularity pick who did lots of things badly and some things decently, and could have been a very good blocker?

Hornung is a HoF RB like Devin Hester is a HoF WR.

He was suspended for gambler association 2 years after his MVP season,. The Packers went 11-2-1 without him.

They missed the playoffs because only 1 team made the playoffs on each side and the Bears were 11-1-2

Some schmoe named Tom Moore was given 2nd team all-pro replacing Hornung behind clear lead back Taylor.

There is some BS about him being 'clutch' and 'red zone special'. He had 15 total go ahead TDs and 3 tying TDs.

Jim Taylor had 30 go ahead TDs and 6 tying

The replacement schmoe had 10 go ahead TDs.

He played in exactly 1 close playoff win and that was 13-10 in OT on 2 missed FGs by his replacement kicker that the refs called good.

They changed the FG rules the next year.

Westbrook spent time in the NFL being elite at PR, RB, and catching passes.

He was a better NFL player than Golden Boy Hornung.

Byars was an elite pass catcher and blocker and a mediocre to bad runner. Does he belong in the Hornung wing?

Maybe Paul gets in because he won some rings with a team loaded with real HoF players?

He got hurt in 1966 and they went on to win the SBs without him.

FWIW, he won the 1956 Heisman with 3 TD passes and 13 picks to go along with 420 rushing yards and 6 TDs.

Notre Dame was 2-8 that year.

Johnny Majors (12 combined TDs to 3 picks) had better stats on a 10-1 Tennessee team but the good 'ol boys wanted them some Golden Boy.

The complete list of Heisman Trophy Winners on losing teams is Paul Hornung.

What a complete fraud.