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Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame receiver Billy Howton died at age 95.
Howton held several Packers receiving records, including single-game receiving yards, and was the first NFL rookie with a 1,000-yard receiving season.
Howton was a founder and first president of the NFL Players Association.
Billy Howton , who holds the Green Bay Packers ' record for most receiving yards in one game, died Aug. 4 in Houston. He was 95 years old and thought to be the oldest living former Packers player.
He is a member of the Green Bay Packers and Rice University halls of fame. In 1951, Howton was an All-American and Southwest Conference MVP.
Howton, who was a founder and first president of the NFL Players Association, was the first player traded by new coach Vince Lombardi when