🏈 Paul Hornung Signed Notre Dame Fighting Irish Blue College Football Jersey — JSA COA — 1956 Heisman, The Golden Boy

Born December 23, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky, Paul Hornung arrived at the University of Notre Dame as one of the most versatile athletes in the country — a player who could run, pass, kick, and play defense, who combined the physical gifts of a natural athlete with a competitive intensity that the Fighting Irish had rarely seen assembled in a single player. In 1956, despite Notre Dame finishing with a 2-8 record — one of the worst seasons in the program's storied history — the Heisman Trophy voters recognized what everyone who watched Hornung play already understood: he was the most talented football player in America that season, and his performance had nothing to do with the players around him. He became the only Heisman Trophy winner in the history of the award whose team finished with a losing record, a distinction that speaks to the singular quality of what he brought to every snap, every game, every week that season.

The Green Bay Packers selected him 1st overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. Under Vince Lombardi — the coach who arrived in Green Bay in 1959 and turned a struggling franchise into a dynasty — Paul Hornung became the engine of an offense built around his ability to do everything a backfield player could be asked to do: run inside, swing out of the backfield as a receiver, kick field goals and extra points with the accuracy of a specialist, and score from anywhere on the field. Three NFL championships (1961, 1962, 1965). The 1961 NFL MVP. Six seasons with Lombardi that produced some of the most dominant team football the era had seen.

Paul Hornung signed this Notre Dame Fighting Irish blue college football jersey. JSA authenticated. The Golden Boy. The only Heisman winner on a losing team. The face of the Lombardi Packers in their first great championship run. Unframed — display your way, choose the matting and frame that honor this piece of Notre Dame and Green Bay history the way it deserves to be honored.

⭐ The Only One: Paul Hornung Signed Notre Dame Blue, 1956 Heisman on a Losing Team, HOF 1986 — JSA

Paul Hornung signed Notre Dame blue jersey JSA — 1956 Heisman Trophy, 3x NFL champion, 1961 MVP, HOF 1986, Louisville KY, Golden Boy. Display your way.

📋 Item Details

🔹 Player: Paul Hornung
🔹 Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
🔹 Jersey Color: Blue
🔹 Authentication: JSA COA (unframed — display your way)
🔹 Background: Louisville KY, University of Notre Dame, 1956 Heisman Trophy (only winner on a losing team), Green Bay Packers 1957–1962 & 1964–1966 (1st overall pick), 3x NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965), 1961 NFL MVP, HOF 1986, "The Golden Boy"

Condition: NOS.