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Packers Star Paul Hornung Could 'Smell That Goal Line'

Packers' 'Golden Boy' Was
a Scoring Threat 4 Ways

obituary

Nov 13, 2020 5:40 PM CST

Packers' 'Golden Boy' Was a Scoring Threat 4 Ways

Hall of Famer Paul Hornung won series of championships under Vince Lombardi

(Newser) - Paul Hornung, the dazzling "Golden Boy" of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback and kicker helped turn the team into an NFL dynasty, died Friday. He was 84 and lived in Louisville, the AP reports. "Paul was above all...

Vince Lombardi
Biopic Will Be
Best Sports
Flick 'Ever'

OPINION

Mar 10, 2010 12:41 PM CST

Vince Lombardi Biopic Will Be Best Sports Flick 'Ever'

If famed Packers coach's quotes don't do it, De Niro surely will

(Newser) - The upcoming movie starring Robert De Niro as Vince Lombardi will undoubtedly be the “greatest sports movie ever,” Julian Sancton writes. The famed Green Bay Packers coach was an inexhaustible source of quotable remarks, and a top-notch sports flick must have at least one memorable line, he writes...

Robert De Niro
to Play Vince Lombardi

updated

Mar 10, 2010 9:58 AM CST

Robert De Niro to Play Vince Lombardi

But it looks like no John Krasinski for Captain America

(Newser) - Robert De Niro is set to play NFL coach Vince Lombardi, but—in more casting news from a different film—the role of Captain America is still up for grabs. Though a Marvel insider told Fox , "We are bracing ourselves for 'that guy from The Office' to land Captain...

Dems Put Pragmatism Before Policy

OPINION

Jun 30, 2009 8:56 AM CDT

Dems Put Pragmatism Before Policy

Desperate to pass bills, Congress quick to forgo ideals: Brooks

(Newser) - The Democrats learned lasting lessons from the Clinton health care battle: Let Congress, not the White House, write the bills; don’t try to fight the corporations; and avoid failure at all costs. As a consequence, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. the party has taken a “...

Packers Great Max McGee Dies

Oct 21, 2007 9:50 PM CDT

Packers Great Max McGee Dies

McGee scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history

(Newser) - Max McGee, the Green Bay Packer legend who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, died yesterday after falling from the roof of his Minnesota home. McGee played 12 seasons with the Cheeseheads and served two years in the Air Force, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says. The Nevada native...