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SPORTS Saturday 14 November 2020
NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — goals and 190 extra points.
Paul Hornung, the dazzling For three straight seasons
"Golden Boy" of the Green from 1959-61, Hornung
Bay Packers whose singular led the NFL in scoring. In
ability to generate points 1960 he totaled 176 points,
as a runner, receiver, quar- which stood as a league
terback and kicker helped record until LaDainian Tom-
turn the team into an NFL linson broke it 46 years later.
dynasty, died Friday. He Hornung would later point
was 84. out that his record came in
Hornung's family confirmed 12 games, while Tomlinson
his death to the Louisville needed 16.
Sports Commission and Hornung also passed for
to the Pro Football Hall of two touchdowns in 1960,
Fame. meaning he had a hand in
In July 2016, Hornung sued 188 points, an average of
equipment manufacturer 15.6 per game.
Riddell Inc., saying football His talent was noticed even
helmets he wore during his in the White House. Hor-
professional career failed nung almost missed the
to protect him from brain In this Aug. 10, 1959 file photo, Paul Hornung (5) of the Green Bay Packers goes through the line in Packers' 1961 title game
injury. Hornung suffered an inter-squad game in Green Bay, Wis. when he was summoned
multiple concussions with Associated Press to duty by the Army, but a
the Packers and had been call from Lombardi to Presi-
diagnosed with dementia, able persons. They returned fines for missing curfew Hornung the first pick of the dent John F. Kennedy led
the lawsuit said. to the NFL the next year. were forgiven once the 1957 draft after he won the to Hornung being granted
Hornung won the 1956 Hornung won the Heisman game started, especially Heisman Trophy for a Notre leave.
Heisman Trophy at Notre as a quarterback. But he when the dashing No. 5 got Dame team that went 2-8. Said Kennedy in arranging
Dame. He was the NFL MVP switched to halfback in the close to the end zone. Hornung teamed with the leave, "Paul Hornung
in 1961 and played on four pros and was one of the "In the middle of the field he bruising fullback Jim Taylor isn't going to win the war
championship teams (1961, NFL's most dynamic players may be only slightly better for one of the NFL's great- on Sunday, but the football
'62, '65 and '66). in Green Bay. than an average ballplay- est backfields. They were fans of this country deserve
He was inducted into the Playing alongside numer- er," Lombardi once said, known for the unstoppa- the two best teams on the
Hall of Fame in 1986. ous future Hall of Famers, "but inside the 20-yard line ble power sweeps led by field that day."
Hornung and another of the blond, fun-loving Hor- he is one of the greatest I guards Jerry Kramer and Hornung scored 19 points
the league's top stars, De- nung was a favorite of have ever seen. He smells Fuzzy Thurston. But Hornung — then a title game record
troit's Alex Karras, were sus- Packers coach Vince Lom- that goal line." was also a force as a pass- — on one touchdown rush-
pended for 1963 by Com- bardi, who thought of the Hornung already was on er, blocker, receiver and ing, three field goals and
missioner Pete Rozelle for young star as a son and sin- the team when Lombardi kicker. He finished his nine- four PATs in the Packers'
betting on NFL games and gled him out for praise and arrived in Green Bay in year career with 760 points 37-0 win over the New York
associating with undesir- chastisement. Frequent 1959. The Packers made on 62 touchdowns, 66 field Giants.q

Qatar lined up to stage Pacquiao-Crawford fight in 2021

By NEIL BARKER and ROB ment people, and then the fight on and if Terrence
HARRIS minister of health said, 'I'm doesn't win and Kell Brook
Associated Press not going to approve spec- wins, maybe I'll make Kell
LONDON (AP) — It could be tators at the fight.'" Brook with Manny."
the Duel in Doha. No fans means millions of Among the Qatari officials
Preparing to host the 2022 dollars in lost revenue. In- Arum has been talking to
World Cup, Qatar is now stead Crawford, the unde- is Hassan Al-Thawadi, the
looking to attract big-name feated WBO welterweight chief organizer of the World
boxing. champion, will fight Kell Cup.
Promoter Bob Arum has Brook, the former IBF wel- "He's a big fight fan," Arum
been in talks with Qatari of- terweight title holder, in a said. "He really is very en-
ficials about bringing a wel- lower-profile bout Saturday thusiastic."
terweight unification bout in Las Vegas. Bringing a major fight to
between Manny Pacquiao "If Terence is successful in Qatar could attract the
and Terence Crawford to this fight, I will then go back type of scrutiny of worker
the energy-rich Gulf nation. to them and I believe by rights that led to World Cup
The coronavirus pandemic March or April, it'll be an organizers raising standards
prevented it from taking all clear with the vaccine and conditions under pres- In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo, Manny Pacquiao pre-
pares to fight Keith Thurman in a welterweight title fight in Las
place this weekend but and so forth, and we could sure from human rights ac- Vegas.
the Top Rank CEO hopes put the fight on then," Arum tivists. Associated Press
it goes ahead there next said in a video call ahead Saudi Arabia last Decem-
year. of Saturday's bout. "They ber staged the first-ever dom's human rights viola- "But by coming and doing a
"We had closed the deal," were keen to do it and ... heavyweight title fight in tions. big international event, we
Arum, who represents we were at the highest lev- the Middle East, with An- "Is there repression to some begin to ease that repres-
Crawford, told The Associ- el of the government. thony Joshua's victory over extent in certain countries sion. I really believe that ...
ated Press. "They were very "So I'm optimistic that if Ter- Andy Ruiz Jr. shrouded in in the Middle East? Yeah, to change incrementally,
good people, big govern- ence wins, we can put the controversy over the king- probably, yes," Arum said. the culture."q