That's the number he was issued. It was changed after one season. Hornung's number has never been officially retired, but nobody has worn it since Majkowski. (Replacement QB Willie Gillus also wore it that season).GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:12 am I remember Don Majkowski wore #5 (Paul Hornung's number) in that game. He was usually #7, but he wore 5 that day. Was kind of neat to see. I don't know if he or the team was honoring Hornung that day, but he wore #5.
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Thanks for that info. I had no idea he was issued that number. That made me look up the game and I realized it must have been his rookie year and his first start. That really surprised me because I thought he'd played a year or two before that. He was such a big part of the Packer resurgence (at least to locals) that I'd forgotten that I must have gone to that game without knowing much about him. I do remember thinking it was neat to see #5 on the field for the Packers - not old enough to remember Hornung so the number had some aura to it for me as a kid.Citizen wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:06 amThat's the number he was issued. It was changed after one season. Hornung's number has never been officially retired, but nobody has worn it since Majkowski. (Replacement QB Willie Gillus also wore it that season).GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:12 am I remember Don Majkowski wore #5 (Paul Hornung's number) in that game. He was usually #7, but he wore 5 that day. Was kind of neat to see. I don't know if he or the team was honoring Hornung that day, but he wore #5.
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Re: What's the biggest football moment you witnessed in person?
The opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI...Devin Hester running right at me. As a lifelong Bears fan that minute was the best sports moment ever.
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This is..I believe. At the very least, I think Hester tied it the next season vs the NYG.
I was there for the Vasher one below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtYrreqQnrE