Paul Hornung
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Oct 17, 2026
Robert SmigelGUEST
And, uh, you know, I got to sit next to Jim McMahon, and, uh, the great Jim McMahon had a cooler filled with bo- uh, cans of Coors that he hid under the dais right by his feet, um, that nobody could see because the dais was, like, covered in the front.
Robert SmigelGUEST
And Paul Hornung got so drunk-
Matt SpiegelHOST
[laughs]
Robert SmigelGUEST
... that when he greeted Ditka...
Robert SmigelGUEST
First Ditka, Ditka was, [laughs] he wasn't drunk, but for whatever reason, when he got up to shake Paul Hornung's hand, he, he knocked the dais forward.
Robert SmigelGUEST
It just tumbled forward.
Matt SpiegelHOST
[laughs]
Robert SmigelGUEST
And, uh, you know, I got to sit next to Jim McMahon, and, uh, the great Jim McMahon had a cooler filled with bo- uh, cans of Coors that he hid under the dais right by his feet, um, that nobody could see because the dais was, like, covered in the front.
Robert SmigelGUEST
And Paul Hornung got so drunk that when he greeted Ditka...
Robert SmigelGUEST
First Ditka, Ditka was [laughs] he wasn't drunk, but for whatever reason, when he got up to shake Paul Hornung's hand, he, he knocked the dais forward.
Robert SmigelGUEST
It just tumbled forward.
Laurence HolmesHOST
[laughs]
Peter KingGUEST
[laughs]
Sid RosenbergHOST
Paul Hornung and all those guys.
Peter KingGUEST
Alex Karras.
Peter KingGUEST
Yeah.
Verne LundquistSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
36 yards on the punt, a hang time of 3.9. Tennessee has pushed Iowa back to the 11 yard line.
Verne LundquistSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In 1956, Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy.
Verne LundquistSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Know who finished second? That man walking away from you.
Verne LundquistSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Right there, John Majors, All-American tailback at Tennessee.
Dave DameshekHOST
In the '60s, kicking was done head-on by position players in square-toed shoes.
Dave DameshekHOST
My favorite example, the original golden boy Paul Hornung of the Packers.
Dave DameshekHOST
Heisman winner, NFL MVP, run, catch, throw, he could do it all, except for kicking, which was his come to Jesus, or come to touchdown Jesus.
Dave DameshekHOST
In fact, in 1964, Vince Lombardi had Hornung try 38 field goals.
Dave DameshekHOST
In the '60s, kicking was done head on by position players in square-toed shoes.
Dave DameshekHOST
My favorite example, the original golden boy, Paul Hornung of the Packers.
Dave DameshekHOST
Heisman winner, NFL MVP, run, catch, throw, he could do it all except for kicking, which was his come to Jesus, or come to touchdown Jesus.
Dave DameshekHOST
In fact, in 1964, Vince Lombardi had Hornung try 38 field goals.
J.A. AdandeHOST
if we could take on this question.
J.A. AdandeHOST
"He inherited a roster with Jim Ringo, Forrest Gregg, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, uh, on and on and on, Jerry Kramer.
J.A. AdandeHOST
All been drafted by the front office before he arrived.
J.A. AdandeHOST
Would you really need to be a great coach to win with those guys on your team?" Well, I think we do have the answer, because they had another coach before Lombardi that had that roster and didn't go-
10 MINS LATER
Chuck ToddHOST
Right.All right, let's go with the last question here.
Chuck ToddHOST
This is a fun one.
Chuck ToddHOST
Derek Ann from Florence, South Carolina asks, "I was fascinated to hear you say that Paul Hornung did double duty as the placekicker for the Packers in the '60s and that it was normal for NFL teams to use a position player as a kicker.
Chuck ToddHOST
I was wondering when and why teams started using specialists for placekicking and punting." Um, well, we did a little, uh, we did a little research here a little bit.
J.A. AdandeHOST
if he could maybe take on this question.
J.A. AdandeHOST
"He inherited a roster with Jim Ringo, Forrest Gregg, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, uh, on and on and on, Jerry Kramer, all been drafted by the front office before he arrived.
J.A. AdandeHOST
Would you really need to be a great coach to win with those guys on your team?" Well, I think we do have the answer, because they had another coach before Lombardi that had that roster and didn't go-
Chuck ToddHOST
Yeah
9 MINS LATER
Chuck ToddHOST
All right, let's go with the last question here.
Chuck ToddHOST
This is a fun one.
Chuck ToddHOST
Derek Ann from Florence, South Carolina asked, "I was fascinated to hear you say that Paul Hornung did double duty as the placekicker for the Packers in the '60s and that it was normal for NFL teams to use a position player as a kicker.
Chuck ToddHOST
Was wondering when and why teams started using specialists for placekicking and punting." Um, well we did a little, uh, we did a little research here, a little bit.
Tony RobertsHOST
This is WFAN New York, an Infinity Broadcasting station.
Tony RobertsHOST
Tony Roberts, Tom Pagones, and Paul Hornung.
Tony RobertsHOST
And Ron Paulus under duress for about the first time in this game, coach.
Tom PagnaHOST
Yeah, they had a little pressure on him that time.
51 MINS LATER
Tony RobertsHOST
Fair catch signaled for by Michael Adams, and he makes it down around the 27 yard line.
Tony RobertsHOST
So a 40-yard punt, no return, a timeout, now this for Sylvania Lighting.
Tony RobertsHOST
Cody Roberts along with Tom Pagno and Paul Hornung at Texas Stadium.
Tony RobertsHOST
Actually Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Marc VandermeerHOST
Oh.
John HarrisHOST
And there was no Paul Hornung, and...
John HarrisHOST
So I, yeah, I- Meredith and Starr for me.
John HarrisHOST
But General, uh, the, the third-
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