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When the Packers picked Paul Hornung with the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL draft, things were quite different than they are today. For one, the '57 draft took place in '56. Coverage of the event was minimal; neither the Journal nor Sentinel wrote more than a story or two in the editions of Nov. 27, 1957. And in '57, the Packers picked No. 1 because of a 12-year NFL "bonus pick" system. Starting in 1947, all 12 teams' names went into a hat, with the one drawn awarded the first pick in that year's draft. Once a team won the first pick, its name was not included in the lottery the next year. In '57, when the Packers' name was drawn, it was down to Green Bay and the Chicago Cardinals. With their second first-round pick - No. 4 overall - the Packers picked Michigan tight end Ron Kramer.
Source: JSOnline.com