The Green Bay Packers Hall of Famil and the NFL Players Association inaugurated President Billy Hahaton at the age of 95. Is believed to be their oldest living NFL player, According to the Associated Press.
NFLPA “We are saddened by the death of Billy Hotten X wrote in a statement posted on Friday. “He was a prominent figure in the formation of the NFLPA and a leader for the rights of players.
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“Due to a cat’s advocacy as our first president, today’s players have pensions in the football business, the benefits of disability and their own voice.”
Hotton represented the packers for the first time in December 1956 at a meeting of the NFLPA Board of Player Raps. According to NFLPA’s websiteHotton revealed a list of complaints, which included his colleagues for his fellow towels, T -shirts, socks and athletic supporters for the past half of the two -day training camp.
Hotton attended every NFLPA player rap meeting during 1956-61 and was elected the first president of the NFLPA in 1958. The next year, he called for becoming the Brit Bell NFL Player Retirement Plan, which ensured a pension plan for the players.
He ended his game career and resigned as president of the NFLPA in 1961. But, even after retirement, he served as an NFLPA representative in the pension committee until 1970.
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In 1930, Born in Littlefield, Texas, Hotton studied at Rice University, where he became an all -American wide recipient. The packers chose it the second round of the 1952 NFL Draft.
Happy with your old college quarterback, Tubin Root, Hotton immediately. He established himself as a star in the league. He grabbed 53 passes and 13 touchdowns in the process, leading the NFL with 1,231 yards with a shopkeeper. Hotton once again finished in 1956 on the league’s recipient leader board, submitting 1,188 yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Next season, 6 feet -2 wide outs caught the first touchdown pass, now known as the Lambu Field. Later that year, he set a single game record of packers with 257 receipts against Los Angeles Ramus.
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Hotton injured 12 years in the NFL, with Cleveland Browns (1959) and Dallas Cowboy (1960-63). When he retired, he was a league record holder for his career reception (503) and receiving Yard (8,459). Since then, these marks have been reset several times.
Hotton was added to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1974. He has also become an important part of the NFLPA, along with the history of the franchise.
