Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 50 | |
| 1958 | 66 | |
| 1959 | 82 | |
| 1960 | 98 | |
| 1961 | 86 | |
| 1962 | 74 | |
| 1963 | 62 | |
| 1964 | 49 | |
| 1965 | 37 | |
| 1966 | 25 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Hornung ranks #124 in American Football
Paul Hornung ranks 124th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1918th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 74, Honours 92, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1957–1966 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 4, points in one season 176, nfl mvp awards 1, career points 760.
Immediately ahead sits James Lofton on 87.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dermontti Dawson on 87.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Paul Hornung GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hornung stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Hornung comparisons
Paul Hornung — frequently asked
- Is Paul Hornung the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Hornung ranks 124th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Paul Hornung's GOAT Score?
- 87.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Hornung rank all time?
- 1918th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 124th within American Football.
- Paul Hornung vs James Lofton: who ranks higher?
- Paul Hornung, on 87.4 against James Lofton's 87.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.