Let's set the record straight: Packers didn't draft Adderley to be a running back

Lombardi was seeking another Lenny Moore

Bill from Manitowoc, WI

As most older fans know, Herb Adderley was a converted halfback that went on to a Hall of Fame career as a cornerback. What I’ve never heard is once the decision was made to move him to defense, who coached him up?

Good question and kudos for referring to Adderley as a halfback, not a running back. Vince Lombardi was beginning to use the term running back in conversation when Adderley was selected No. 1 in the 1961 NFL Draft, but in his offense there was a left halfback, Paul Hornung, and a fullback, Jim Taylor, and that was how he referred to them when he talked strategy. I make that point because I think that’s one of the…