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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 618778" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>Taylor was a better RB than Hornung. Jim Brown was the best RB I ever saw and here’s a quote from Lombardi about their contrasting styles: <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=211#sthash.FuwBPBSz.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=211#sthash.FuwBPBSz.dpuf</a></p><p></p><p>Ray Nitschke was my favorite Lombardi era Packer, but I loved the way Taylor ran the ball. Taylor was much more likely to run right at, and through defenders in the open field, than try to elude them.</p><p></p><p>Hornung, while not as good running with the ball was one of the most versatile players in Packers history – and in college. At Notre Dame in 1956 he led his team in passing, rushing, scoring, kickoff and punt returns, and punting. On defense he led the team in passes broken up and was second in interceptions and tackles made. He also place-kicked. He won the Heisman trophy his senior year as the QB of a 2-8 team. I believe he’s the only player to win it after playing on a losing, let alone crappy team. Of course all that didn’t translate to the NFL but he was a HB who could run, pass, and catch. And Lombardi said he was a much better blocker than Taylor. He also place-kicked which enabled him to lead the NFL in scoring for three seasons. He was named NFL player of the year in 1960 and 1961.</p><p></p><p>In “Vince Lombardi on Football” Lombardi wrote, “Paul may have been the best all-around back ever to play football.” And he called him his best clutch player. <a href="http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-cliffs-notes/article-1/Listen-to-Lombardi-Hornung-was-the-best/39de7507-2c2c-4543-b6c4-c5265bbe9be0" target="_blank">http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-cliffs-notes/article-1/Listen-to-Lombardi-Hornung-was-the-best/39de7507-2c2c-4543-b6c4-c5265bbe9be0</a> </p><p></p><p>Lombardi called Hornung his biggest playmaker in “Run to Daylight,” and he wrote, “… in the middle of the field he may be only slightly better than an average ballplayer, but inside that 20-yard line he is one of the greatest players I’ve ever seen. He smells that goal line." <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VhuFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=run+to+daylight+%22He+smells+that+goal+line%22&source=bl&ots=bBWHYhf99N&sig=7aoMV8E9fGWZVbPrGARr0CmJBFA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMI1bX0uZWuxwIViUqSCh0X9wH0#v=onepage&q=run%20to%20daylight%20%22He%20smells%20that%20goal%20line%22&f=false" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=VhuFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=run+to+daylight+"He+smells+that+goal+line"&source=bl&ots=bBWHYhf99N&sig=7aoMV8E9fGWZVbPrGARr0CmJBFA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMI1bX0uZWuxwIViUqSCh0X9wH0#v=onepage&q=run to daylight "He smells that goal line"&f=false</a></p><p></p><p>Finally from Maraniss’ “When Pride Still Mattered”: “He (Hornung) was a money player, the one Lombardi knew would somehow find a way to score when they were near the goal line, that rare gifted runner who was not too proud to block, a charismatic leader who wanted to be one of the boys yet lifted the hearts of his teammates by just being among them.” <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=iM_WWZrZsPAC&pg=PT250&dq=Marie+Lombardi+loved+hornung&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIhpOxkpauxwIVlI6SCh2ncwMe#v=onepage&q=Marie%20Lombardi%20loved%20hornung&f=false" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=iM_WWZrZsPAC&pg=PT250&dq=Marie+Lombardi+loved+hornung&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIhpOxkpauxwIVlI6SCh2ncwMe#v=onepage&q=Marie Lombardi loved hornung&f=false</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 618778, member: 4300"] Taylor was a better RB than Hornung. Jim Brown was the best RB I ever saw and here’s a quote from Lombardi about their contrasting styles: [URL]http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=211#sthash.FuwBPBSz.dpuf[/URL] Ray Nitschke was my favorite Lombardi era Packer, but I loved the way Taylor ran the ball. Taylor was much more likely to run right at, and through defenders in the open field, than try to elude them. Hornung, while not as good running with the ball was one of the most versatile players in Packers history – and in college. At Notre Dame in 1956 he led his team in passing, rushing, scoring, kickoff and punt returns, and punting. On defense he led the team in passes broken up and was second in interceptions and tackles made. He also place-kicked. He won the Heisman trophy his senior year as the QB of a 2-8 team. I believe he’s the only player to win it after playing on a losing, let alone crappy team. Of course all that didn’t translate to the NFL but he was a HB who could run, pass, and catch. And Lombardi said he was a much better blocker than Taylor. He also place-kicked which enabled him to lead the NFL in scoring for three seasons. He was named NFL player of the year in 1960 and 1961. In “Vince Lombardi on Football” Lombardi wrote, “Paul may have been the best all-around back ever to play football.” And he called him his best clutch player. [URL]http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-cliffs-notes/article-1/Listen-to-Lombardi-Hornung-was-the-best/39de7507-2c2c-4543-b6c4-c5265bbe9be0[/URL] Lombardi called Hornung his biggest playmaker in “Run to Daylight,” and he wrote, “… in the middle of the field he may be only slightly better than an average ballplayer, but inside that 20-yard line he is one of the greatest players I’ve ever seen. He smells that goal line." [URL]https://books.google.com/books?id=VhuFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=run+to+daylight+%22He+smells+that+goal+line%22&source=bl&ots=bBWHYhf99N&sig=7aoMV8E9fGWZVbPrGARr0CmJBFA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMI1bX0uZWuxwIViUqSCh0X9wH0#v=onepage&q=run%20to%20daylight%20%22He%20smells%20that%20goal%20line%22&f=false[/URL] Finally from Maraniss’ “When Pride Still Mattered”: “He (Hornung) was a money player, the one Lombardi knew would somehow find a way to score when they were near the goal line, that rare gifted runner who was not too proud to block, a charismatic leader who wanted to be one of the boys yet lifted the hearts of his teammates by just being among them.” [URL]https://books.google.com/books?id=iM_WWZrZsPAC&pg=PT250&dq=Marie+Lombardi+loved+hornung&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIhpOxkpauxwIVlI6SCh2ncwMe#v=onepage&q=Marie%20Lombardi%20loved%20hornung&f=false[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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