Don Horn

Who is Don Horn?

Donald Glenn Horn is a former National Football League quarterback. He was a 1967 first round pick as an All American out of San Diego State University by the Green Bay Packers.

Serving mostly as a back-up, Horn's NFL career consisted of throwing for 3,369 yards and 20 touchdowns in 8 seasons. Horn served as Bart Starr's back-up in Green Bay, before moving on to Denver, Cleveland and San Diego. Horn started 9 games for a 4-9-1 Denver team in 1971, throwing 3 touchdowns against 14 interceptions.

Horn's greatest game came for Green Bay on December 21, 1969. Playing at home in the season finale against the St. Louis Cardinals, Horn completed 22 of 31 passes for 410 yards. He threw 5 touchdown passes and only one interception. Horn started a total of 5 games in 1969, leading the Packers to a 4-1 record and throwing for 1500 yards, 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

He finished his pro career in 1975 with the Portland Thunder of the up-start WFL, where he completed 158 of 272 passes for 1742 yards and 11 TDs and 12 picks.

During a conversation in 2008, Don talked about the excitement he felt when he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers as their first round draft choice with a contract for $15,000. As he stated, "that was over $1,000 a month, something today's players wouldn't even cross the street for".