Paul Hornung will place first legal bet at Indiana sports book

[Vegas]

Thursday marked the opening of a sports book in Clark County, Indiana, a move that came after the state of Indiana legalized sports betting on Sept. 1.

At Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth in Southern Indiana, former Green Bay Packers star Paul Hornung was set to place the ceremonial first wager, which is somewhat amusing when you consider Hornung's history with gambling.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer, 83, was the first overall pick in the 1957 NFL Draft and won four NFL championships with the Packers as the team's halfback and kicker.

He also was suspended from the NFL for the entire 1963 season for gambling.

The first legal bet at an Indiana sports book was set to be placed, somewhat humorously, by a Packers legend

 

[broncosmitty]

Shame Alex Karras couldn't be there.

 

[Rex Racer]

A not so subtle reminder that if the Packers didn't have the wise guys at the casinos setting up fixed games for them, they would have been lucky to make the playoffs back in the day and Vince Lombardi would have retired as the manager of a run down truck stop in Peoria.

 

[Rex Racer]

Shame Alex Karras couldn't be there.

Yeah, well he's dead, so....................................

 

[Vegas]

A not so subtle reminder that if the Packers didn't have the wise guys at the casinos setting up fixed games for them, they would have been lucky to make the playoffs back in the day and Vince Lombardi would have retired as the manager of a run down truck stop in Peoria.

Pretty funny coming from a fan of a team that's known for cheating.

 

[Rex Racer]

Oops, team board

 

[Rex Racer]

Pretty funny coming from a fan of a team that's known for cheating.

The Patriots don't cheat, they just kill the people that get in their way

 

[broncosmitty]

Yeah, well he's dead, so....................................

Thanks for the info, Dan Rather.

 

[rtfgbfan]

Oops, team board

 

[Rex Racer]

Hey, I meant well, you gotta give me that

 

[Rex Racer]

Thanks for the info, Dan Rather.

Pipe down, Clyde.

 

[rtfgbfan]

Hey, I meant well, you gotta give me that

 

[Mack]

Pretty funny coming from a fan of a team that's known for cheating.

Oh the Irony...

 

[Moab]

I'd ask Rex for a link but don't want to induce one of his homoerotic fantasies.