A three year letterman in basketball, Long switched to football when his basketball eligibility ran out and tied the record for most touchdown receptions in a career (9), and set the single season mark with that figure in 1963. All-Missouri Valley Conference and Honorable Mention All-American. Went on to play for the Green Bay Packers and Vince Lombardi and was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams. Inducted, 1981.