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1. www.vintagedetroit.com › cars-bars-booze-and-theCars, Bars, Booze and the Legend of Bobby Layne - Vintage ...

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   Aug 4, 2010 · Having recently disposed of the absurdity of the bogus “Curse of Bobby Layne” at this locale recently, I found myself sharing stories about #22 with some friends who weren’t around town in the 1950s. There was no doubt about it, Bobby was the King of Detroit in those days.

   • The Shocking Trade of Detroit Lions Legend Bobby Layne

     Bobby Layne was a late-night carouser who loved Cutty Sark,...

   • Bobby Layne's drunk driving charge hung over the Lions' last ...

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2. bleacherreport.com › articles › 2652877Urban Legends of the NFL: The Curse of Bobby Layne | News ...

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   Oct 12, 2016 · But the Detroit Free Press feature on Layne was devoted largely to drinking stories. "Do you realize I've been to six Super Bowls now, and I've seen a total of about 12 minutes of the games?'"

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4. www.chicagotribune.com › 1986/12/03 › most-of-thoseMOST OF THOSE BOBBY LAYNE STORIES RING TRUE - Chicago Tribune

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   Aug 9, 2021 · Bobby Layne didn`t die Monday. They will bury a Bobby Layne in his Lubbock, Tex., stomping grounds, a Bobby Layne who was a retired football player and part-time oil well driller, a 59-year-old who…

5. bleacherreport.com › articles › 228592-bobby-layneBobby Layne and Alex Karras: Unlikely Drinking Buddies In '58 ...

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   Seems Layne turned Karras into his personal drinking buddy during that 1958 camp. “I was drunk all the time,” Karras told Puscas. “I have no idea how I made the team because I was hungover ...

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   What did Bobby Layne say when he said 'block' and 'drink'?

   • "When Bobby Layne said 'block,' you blocked, and when he said 'drink,' you drank," teammate Yale Lary said of Layne in an oft-repeated quote. Fame turned Layne into a polarizing figure once the championships stopped rolling in. Layne heard boos in Detroit when the Lions dropped to 3-9 in 1955.

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   Did Bobby Layne pass a pigskin?

   • The double-sized board had the huge figure of Bobby Layne, in his blue Lions #22, with a football in his hand. The ball moved back and forth, back and forth, behind Bobby’s helmet, as if he were passing a pigskin the size of a ’52 DeSoto. The sight of it was awfully impressive.

   Cars, Bars, Booze and the Legend of Bobby Layne

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   Why did the Lions trade Bobby Layne?

   • Bobby Layne seethed with anger as he emptied his locker. The Lions had just traded him—one of the NFL 's greatest players, a quarterback who helped them win three championships — for a prospect and some draft picks. It was just two games into the 1958 season. The Lions were the defending NFL champs. The trade was simply inexplicable.

   Urban Legends of the NFL: The Curse of Bobby Layne

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   Did Bobby Layne curse the Lions?

   • The poor Lions still labor under The Curse of Bobby Layne. Or so the story goes. Like any good urban legend, there is both more and less to this tale than meets the eye. Layne almost certainly did not curse the Lions on the fateful day of his trade in 1958. But what did happen was pretty remarkable.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bobby_LayneBobby Layne - Wikipedia

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   Born in Santa Anna, Texas, Layne grew up on a farm in Coleman County just north of Santa Anna. His father, only 36, died of a heart attack when Layne was eight years old. His mother, Bea, was so destitute, she could not afford to keep the family together. Layne's two sisters stayed with his mother while he was sent to Fort Worth to live with ...

8. www.vintagedetroit.com › the-shocking-trade-ofThe Shocking Trade of Detroit Lions Legend Bobby Layne

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   Nov 29, 2009 · Bobby Layne was a late-night carouser who loved Cutty Sark, cards, gambling, jazz, a roomful of drinking buddies singing “Ida Red”, and picking up the tab enhanced with a huge tip.

9. www.vintagedetroit.com › bobby-laynes-drunkBobby Layne's drunk driving charge hung over the Lions' last ...

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   Feb 16, 2014 · Bobby Layne’s drunk driving charge hung over the Lions’ last championship season. Bobby Layne in court for his drink driving trial in 1957. With blonde-haired quarterback and hell raiser Bobby Layne barking out signals in his Texas drawl, the Detroit Lions became America’s team as they captured consecutive world championships in 1952 and ...