John Hlay

He suffered academic setbacks prior to his junior year, and incoming head coach Woody Hayes benched him for the first three games of the 1951 season.

The Green Bay staff had intended to play Hlay at linebacker, but filled that need in the 1954 draft with Art Hunter out of Notre Dame University.

Green Bay traded Hlay to the New York Giants, but an ankle injury prevented him from joining the team.

By that time he had become a restaurateur and bar-owner, and an National Football League career in that era would have meant a reduction in pay.

His daughter Jill Hlay was a world-class swimmer, winning a bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke at the 1971 Pan Am Games.