But if many of the 18 NFL records Hutson held at the time of his retirement have been rewritten since, more than 55 years after he hung up his cleats and more than 40 years following his induction into the Hall of Fame, several of his league-leading standards remain intact. Hutson led the league in receptions eight times, including five consecutive seasons (1936-37, 1939, 1941-45). He led the league in receiving yards seven times, including four consecutive seasons (1936, 1938-39, 1941-44). He led the league in touchdown receptions nine times, including five consecutive seasons (1935-38, 1940-44). All of those achievements remain NFL records. Meanwhile, Hutson\'s four 200-yard receiving games are second only to Lance Alworth\'s five. And Hutson\'s two 200-yard games in one season, accomplished in 1942, is an achievement bettered by only Charley Hennigan (three in 1961).

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In terms of the Packers record book, Hutson not only holds the standard for receptions in a game (14, against the New York Giants, Nov. 22, 1942), he\'s also runner-up on that list (13, against the Cleveland Rams, Oct. 18, 1942). And Hutson\'s four-touchdown receiving effort against the Detroit Lions, Oct. 7, 1945, is a feat twice matched by Sterling Sharpe, but never bettered. Nor is any Packers player close to Hutson\'s collection of six three-touchdown receiving games. Hutson, who also kicked seven field goals and 172 extra points during his career, even remained the Packers\' all-time leader in scoring with 823 points until Ryan Longwell surpassed him in 2003. Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 183 pounds, Hutson never earned All-America honors in college, but he twice earned the NFL\'s Joe. F. Carr Trophy as its most-outstanding player, doing so in 1941 and 1942 (the Associated Press MVP award didn\'t come into existence until 1957). Hutson was a consensus All-Pro five times (1939, 1941-44).

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But he wasn\'t just an offensive player. In addition to his receiving and kicking duties, like most players of that era Hutson also played defense. He had two interceptions in his career, both coming in a game against the Detroit Lions (Oct. 24, 1943) in which the Packers established an NFL record with nine picks. A member of three NFL Championship teams (1936, 1939, 1944), in the first half of his career Hutson was a favorite target of Arnie Herber, who was taking head coach Curly Lambeau\'s passing game to new heights. Cecil Isbell and Irv Comp also enjoyed seasons throwing to Hutson. But Hutson was dangerously close to spending his career away from the pass-happy Packers. Coming out of Alabama, Hutson actually agreed to contracts both with the Packers and the run-oriented Brooklyn Dodgers. Both teams claimed Hutson as their own, but NFL President Carr awarded Hutson to the Packers on the grounds that their contract with the speedy receiver was postmarked 17 minutes earlier. As a rookie, Hutson received a weekly game check of $300. Green Bay had only two banks at the time, and with the nation hit hard by the Great Depression, both banks had to write Hutson a weekly check of $150 to cover the salary.

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