Herb Adderley
FILE - This is a 1970 file photo showing Chicago Bears football player Gale Sayers. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell.(AP Photo/File)
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EST

Paul Hornung, of the Green Bay Packers, in an undated photo. Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback, and kicker helped turn them into an NFL dynasty, has died, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo, File)
NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84

Nov. 13, 2020 01:29 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008, file photo, former NFL player Herb Adderley speaks as he sits in a room full of memorabilia from his playing days at his home in Mantua, N.J. Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley has died. He was 81. His death was confirmed Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, on Twitter by nephew Nasir Adderley, a safety for the Los Angeles Chargers. Adderley played on six NFL title teams over a 12-year career with Green Bay and Dallas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Herb Adderley, star cornerback with 6 NFL titles, dies at 81

By The Associated Press Oct. 30, 2020 02:12 PM EDT

Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley dies at 81; played on 6 title teams with Packers, Cowboys

Oct. 30, 2020 02:02 PM EDT
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley dies at 81; played on 6 title teams with Packers, Cowboys. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014, file photo, legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, left, presents current Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers, right, with the the Bart Starr Award for Character and Leadership at the Super Bowl Breakfast in New York. When Roger's stock took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. Starr, the 1956 17th-round draft pick from Alabama led the Packers to five NFL championships and was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls during a Hall of Fame career.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Packers' draft history includes Rodgers but also QB busts

By Steve Megargee Apr. 21, 2020 04:40 PM EDT

NFL selects finalists for All-Time Team at DB, special teams

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2019 07:22 PM EST
Career interceptions leaders Paul Krause, Emlen Tunnell and Rod Woodson are among 30 defensive backs who are finalists for the NFL’s All-Time Team. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2003, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is escorted off the field with his wife, Deanna, after the Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 41-7 in an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. When it comes to emotional games, his four-touchdown against the Raiders the day after his father’s death in 2003 stands out above all the rest. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
NFL at 100: Favre flawless vs. Raiders after dad's death

By Josh Dubow Oct. 15, 2019 11:57 AM EDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady winds up to pass during an NFL football training camp practice, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
AP source: Brady signs 2-year, $70M extension with Patriots

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 04, 2019 05:06 PM EDT

File- This Nov. 2, 1970. file photo shows Green Bay Packer cornerback Ken Ellis (48) leaping as he returns a 49er punt in third quarter NFL action in San Francisco. Packer guard at right is Forrest Gregg (75). "It's going to be a long time, another 100 years, before somebody wins himself six titles," said Herb Adderley, the Hall of Fame cornerback for Vince Lombardi’s great Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s. Adderley, who turns 80 next month, won five championships in Green Bay, including the first two Super Bowls, plus another with Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys in 1971, as did Forrest Gregg, who died last month at age 85. (AP Photo/File)
Only four players in 100 years have won six NFL titles

By Arnie Stapleton May. 17, 2019 07:02 PM EDT

FILE - At left, in a Nov. 1, 1970, file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Herb Adderley (26) intercepts a Philadelphia Eagles pass in the fourth quarter of a football game, in Dallas. At right, in a Jan. 26, 2019, file photo, North safety Nasir Adderley, of Delaware, returns an interception during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game, in Mobile, Ala. University of Delaware safety Nasir Adderley was in high school when he connected with his grandfather's first cousin, Hall of Fame defensive back Herb Adderley, who sent him videos of his playing days during the Vince Lombardi era in Green Bay. The elder Adderley would become a huge influence in his life as Nassir lost his grandfather, then blossomed into an NFL prospect himself. (AP Photo/File)
Chargers select Delaware S Nasir Adderley in second round

By Joe Reedy Apr. 26, 2019 09:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Delaware's Nasir Adderley (23) moves in on Rhode Island running back Matt Pires in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Del. University of Delaware safety Nasir Adderley was in high school when he connected with his grandfather's first cousin, Hall of Fame defensive back Herb Adderley, who sent him videos of his playing days during the Vince Lombardi era in Green Bay. The elder Adderley would become a huge influence in his life as Nassir lost his grandfather, then blossomed into an NFL prospect himself. (William Bretzger/The News Journal via AP, File)
Adderley cousins connect across decades over life, football

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 24, 2019 06:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2011, file photo, former Green Bay Packers player and Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg is introduced at halftime of the Packers game against the Denver Broncos at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Green Bay Packers great Forrest Gregg has died. He was 85. The Hall did not disclose details about his death in its statement Friday, April 12, 2019. (Corey Wilson/The Green Bay Press-Gazette via AP, File)
Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg remembered as gentle giant

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 17, 2019 07:54 PM EDT

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday arrive for a NFL football walkthrough, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta, ahead of Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New England Patriots at Los Angeles Rams 2/3/2019

Feb. 13, 2019 06:14 AM EST