# Hugh McElhenny

> Hugh Edward McElhenny Jr. was an American professional football halfback who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1964 for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He was noted for his explosive, elusive running style and was nicknamed "the King" and "Hurryin' Hugh". A member of San Francisco's famed Million Dollar Backfield and one of the franchise's most popular players, McElhenny's no. 39 is retired by the 49ers and he is a member of the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.

*American football player (1928–2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hugh-mcelhenny

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1928-12-31
- **Died:** 2022-06-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1550659/ (@nm1550659)

## Sources
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [هوج مكيلهينى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AC_%D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%89)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny)
- [ヒュー・マケルヘニー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457791)
- [Hugh McElhenny](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3331011)

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