In Depth: Paul Hornung Recalls Super Bowl I; Hornung Award To Be Presented Tonight

By Rick Howlett

Published February 2, 2012 at 5:42 AM EST

Tonight in Louisville, a national award will be presented to college football’s most versatile player.It’s called the Paul Hornung Award, named for the Louisville native who excelled at several positions during Hall of Fame careers at Notre Dame and the Green Bay Packers in the 1950s and 60s.For Hornung, this Super Bowl week also stirs some memories from his NFL playing days. Listen to the story:

http://archive.wfpl.org/20120201Hornung.mp3

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Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.

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