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One of the most devastating tacklers in football history his all-out play at linebacker earned him election to the NFL's 50-year team and the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his 15 years with the Packers, 1958-72. Won All-Pro Honors three times. …
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He conceived and developed Wisconsin's Athletic Hall of Fame and secured legislative approval in 1951. His dedicated efforts transformed the vast emptiness of this lobby into the impressive library of bronze, which it is today. Depicting outstandi…
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Won or shared 6 football championships in 10 years at Milwaukee Riverside and copped 6 midwest conference titles in 27 years at Lawrence U. Appleton. To the 17,000 boys he coached his name will always be synonymous with dignity, respect and athlet…
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He was selected by the Big Ten as its outstanding miler during the first 50 years of conference championships, 1901-1950. Won more Big Ten titles than any athlete in Wisconsin history. Named the outstanding Athlete in the Nation during the indoor …
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Solomon Juneau founded the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1837. A fur trader and the founder of Milwaukee, Juneau was also the city's first mayor. In 1987, the Sentinel marked its 150th Anniversary and the 25th Anniversary of its operation by Journal Commu…
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You wouldn't know it now, but this part of Milwaukee was one of the city's most populated neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A vast public market here drew people from all over town. Although the haymarket has faded away, its legacy …
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Connie Carpenter, a two-time Olympian in two different sports, is one of Wisconsin's most versatile athletes. Shortly before her fifteenth birthday, Carpenter finished seventh in the 1,500-meter speed skating event at the 1972 Winter Olympics. Car…
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Won over 400 career tennis and squash tournaments. State Squash Champion 20 times. Ranked #1 in Wisconsin tennis men's singles 18 times. Ranked #1 in various categories in Wisconsin tennis 47 times. Won National Senior's Clay Court Doubles Champio…
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Competed on United States Olympic Gymnastic Team in 1968, Mexico City. Member of U.S. Team-Pan American Games, 1987. Competed in World Games in Dortmund, Germany in 1966. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Most Valuable Athlete, Athlete of the Year,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T87_paul-hornung-historical_Milwaukee-WI.html
Halfback - Green Bay Packers 1957-1967. Drafted #1 - 1957 College Football Draft. All Pro-4 times. Most Valuable Player - National Football League 1960-1961. Most Valuable Player - Championship Game 1961. Holds National Football League record 176 …