What happened to the first Bart Starr draft replacement?
I can not recall Don Horn ever being injured or even playing in a regular season game for the Packers. – Bill (Butler, PA) Don Horn, the Packers’ second selection in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft (the 25th player overall), actually played in 20 games for Green Bay over four seasons (1967-70), including a high of nine in 1969. Curiously, despite his relatively modest career in green and gold, he holds a major distinction in Packers history. He posted the first 400-yard passing game in team annals (there have only been three), throwing for 410 yards in a 45-28 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Lambeau Field, Dec. 21, 1969. Horn subsequently was traded to the Denver Broncos on draft day in 1971, the Packers receiving in return defensive end Alden Roche and the right to move up to Denver’s position in the first round. GM/Head Coach Dan Devine used the latter to take fullback John Brockington of Ohio State, who became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in
