Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#26|Howard Hornung Safety
Retired (1982, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1982) Potential B-
Age 66 Born 03-03-1947 in Houston, TX
Drafted Round 1, Pick 14 (1968) Experience 14 Years (252 Wks)
College College of Boston, 1969 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching D+ Pass Cover B  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc F  Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C- Kick Acc F 
Carrying F  Run Blocking D+ Tackling B  Kick Return D+
        Pursuit B+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina D- Execution B- Agility B 
Strength C  Health F  Aggressiveness C  Hands C-
Jumping C      Attitude C  Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C  SS B- K F  GUN C+
WR C- G D+ DE C  FS B  P F  KR C-
HB/TB C- T C- ILB C+ CB C+ LS D- KRB C-
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C+ H D  HT C- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1968 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1 6 11 1.8 8 0 0
1969 COL 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 20 10.0 10 0 0
1970 COL 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 3 3 22 7.3 9 0 0
1972 COL 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 2 7 3.5 7 0 0
1973 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 5 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
1974 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 3 3 13 4.3 13 0 0
1975 COL 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0 5 32 6.4 10 0 0
1976 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 2 6 3.0 6 0 0
1977 COL 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 2 3 89 29.7 81 1 0
1978 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 8 4.0 8 0 0
1979 COL 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
1980 COL 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
1981 COL 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   195 181 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 48 17 31 223 7.2 81 1 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Howard Hornung has retired from football.
09-12-1982The Colorado Dimebags have automatically waived Howard Hornung to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-15-1981The Colorado Dimebags have moved Gordon Lookabaugh and Lawrence Koegel to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Aaron Bracken and Howard Hornung to the inactive roster.
09-06-1981The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob Boldt, Howard Hornung, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Elmer Townsell, Peerless Kreamcheck, Dutch MacDonald, Russ Moore, Gorham Brown, Mike Combs, Josh Jones, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Kent Morrissey, Mark Golsen, Lawrence Koegel, Bill Pharmer, Carl Rodgers, Drew Graham, Mike Clark, and Gordon Lookabaugh to the inactive roster.
01-05-1981The Colorado Dimebags have moved Graham Casanega, Chas Shy, Aaron Bracken, Matt Carothers, and Chris Nelson to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Combs, Josh Jones, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Bob Boldt, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Stan Geathers to the inactive roster.
11-09-1980The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Joe Embree to the inactive roster.
10-12-1980The Colorado Dimebags have moved Carl Rodgers and Dan Degrate to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Matt Carothers and Howard Hornung to the inactive roster.
08-31-1980The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob Boldt, Howard Hornung, Hatch Best, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Peerless Kreamcheck, Russ Moore, Larry Repko, Mike Combs, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Nat Weiner, Carl Rodgers, Steve Roberts, Chris Nelson, Matt Carothers, Rodger Greene, and Gordon Lookabaugh to the inactive roster.
12-23-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Lemuel Rentie, Steve Roberts, Damien Van Buren, Richard Lehrer, Ed Spencer, and Rodger Greene to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Ken Reader, Mike Combs, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Bob Boldt, and Stan Geathers to the inactive roster.
09-02-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Larry Repko, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Ken Reader, Peerless Kreamcheck, Mike Clark, Hugh Williams, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Bob Boldt, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Stan Geathers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Carl Luhn, Steve Leith, Matt Carothers, Steve Walker, Steve Roberts, Richard Lehrer, Mark Golsen, Markus Schmaehl, and Tim Baisi to the inactive roster.
08-12-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Roderick, Eric Vanderbundt, Alonzo Moss, Steve Walker, Joe Gloden, and Dick Jenkins to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, John Nygren, Howard Hornung, Hugh Williams, Kerlin Humphrey, Hatch Best, and Stan Geathers to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, Dave Prochaska, Bill Frank, Hugh Williams, Hatch Best, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Ray Lyons, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Damien Van Buren, Mark Golsen, Dutch Clements, Tim Baisi, Joey Bastian, Steve Leith, Kerlin Humphrey, Markus Schmaehl, Ed Spencer, and Richard Lehrer to the inactive roster.
01-09-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Derrick Floyd, Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Richard Lehrer, and Rodger Greene to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Don Brown, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, Rod Niccolai, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the inactive roster.
01-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the inactive roster.
12-26-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
12-25-1977Howard Hornung of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with a knee contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
09-05-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob DeLong, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Dick Rundquist, Hugh Williams, Ray Lyons, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Rulon Stewart, Chas Shy, Derrick Floyd, Todd Hanneman, Stanley Cureton, Tim Baisi, Richard Lehrer, Bob Lott, Seneca Westbrook, and M.L. Wiley to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved John Rodgers, Mike Clark, Dutch Clements, Stanley Cureton, Bob Lott, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Latorio Mitchell, Dan Hinton, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Robert Stanley, Harry Horween, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Trent Russell, and Joe Winterheimer to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ricky Elliott, Derrick Floyd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Pearson, Freddie Doig, and Mike Clark to the inactive roster.
08-29-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, and Nick Snelling to the inactive roster.
10-26-1975Howard Hornung of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with a knee contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
11-19-1972The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung and Ed Ekern to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Greg Cronin and Dave Clarke to the inactive roster.
10-29-1972The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dave Clarke to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung to the inactive roster.
10-29-1972Howard Hornung of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with a severe concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 26 days.
11-08-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd and Howard Hornung to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved David Seymour and Mark Simmons to the inactive roster.
11-01-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Larry Barwegan, Leon Nielson, and Mark Simmons to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Howard Hornung, and Stan Geathers to the inactive roster.
10-25-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Nielson to the inactive roster.
10-18-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Nielson and Anthony Moten to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mark Simmons and Howard Hornung to the inactive roster.
10-18-1970Howard Hornung of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 24 days.
11-16-1969Howard Hornung of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 19 days.
08-05-1968The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung, Ed Ekern, Chris Allison, Anthony Moten, Stan Geathers, George McNeil, and Robert Niccolai to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Gerald Bowman and Dan Howell to the inactive roster.