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2020 took heavy toll on Packers as several legendary players from Lombardi era died

The Green Bay Packers community lost several legendary players and coaches in 2020. Five were members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with four who played for Vince Lombardi's championship teams.

PAUL HORNUNG, 84, died Nov. 13 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Hornung, a running back, was the Packers' "Golden Boy," a Vince Lombardi favorite and maybe the most important player on the famed coach’s early championship teams.

Although Hornung never put up big rushing numbers in the NFL — his single-season high was only 681 yards — he filled the key position in Lombardi’s offense as a runner in the famed Lombardi sweep and option passer.