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Billy Howton, Top Green Bay Packers Receiver in the ’50s, Dies at 95

14 August 2025 at 05:25
He retired as the N.F.L.’s leading career receiver but was soon surpassed. In retirement, he went to prison for bilking investors in an $8 million fraud.

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Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers during a 24-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at County Stadium in Milwaukee in 1952, his rookie year. He led the N.F.L. with 1,231 receiving yards that season.
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