Hugh McElhenny displays hit cut away style for the camera during first day workout on July 20, 1955 in Moraga, Calif. (Associated Press)

Detroit Lions' Joe Schmidt, right, looks a bit dazed after being named outstanding lineman of the National Football League in the annual Associated Press poll, Jan. 7, 1958, in Los Angeles. Congratulating him is Hugh McElhenny of the San Francisco 49ers. The players wear L.A. Rams shirts during a practice session in Los Angeles. for the Pro-Bowl game later in the month. (AP Photo/David F. Smith)

Hugh McElhenny (39), an offensive halfback for Minnesota Vikings NFL team on July 25, 1961. He is 6-1, 198 pounds, acquired from San Francisco 49ers. (Associated Press)

Hugh McElhenny (39), an offensive halfback for Minnesota Vikings NFL team on July 25, 1961. (Associated Press)

Minnesota Vikings running back Hugh McElhenny (right), greets his former teammate San Francisco lineman Leo Nomellini during a National Football League game on Oct. 16, 1961 in Minneapolis. (Associated Press)

University of Washington fullback, Hugh McElhenny shown in action in 1950. (AP Photo/James O. Sneddon)

Photo shows Hugh McElhenny, Fullback in 1951. (Associated Press)

Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle, left, hands off to Hall of Fame running back Hugh McElhenny in an undated image, circa 1952-63. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Running back Hugh McElhenny of the Detroit Lions poses for a photo in 1964. (National Football League)

Hugh McElhenny, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 1970, conducts the coin toss (with President Ronald Reagan via satellite) for Super Bowl XIX between the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers on January 20, 1985, at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif. (National Football League)

Hall of fame running back Hugh McElhenny before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)