The 1961 Packers also featured 12 future Hall of Famers, the most on any single team in NFL history.
Despite being named NFL MVP, Paul Hornung was briefly lost to the military.
In response to the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Department of Defense activated thousands of reservists.
Two dozen football players were activated, including Paul Hornung, Boyd Dowler, and Ray Nitschke.
[5][6] On November 14, Hornung was to report to Fort Riley in north central Kansas.
[7] Wisconsin residents were so upset that Republican senator Alexander Wiley and Democratic congressman Clement Zablocki requested deferments for the players.
[10][11] Injured in late October, right guard Jerry Kramer was sidelined for the remainder of the season.