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Robert Lawrence Layne (December 19, 1926 – December 1, 1986) was an American professional football quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the third overall pick of the 1948 NFL draft and traded to the Chicago Bears .
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May 18, 2023 · Bobby Layne was a three-time world champion, six-time All-Pro, and six-time Pro Bowler. He also led the NFL in passing yards twice, passing touchdowns once, completion percentage once, and was the league’s scoring leader in 1956. The accolades continued to pile up after his retirement.
Bobby Layne, during his 15 pro football seasons, was a free-spirited All-NFL caliber quarterback who did well statistically but was exceptional in the intangibles – leadership, determination, competitiveness, and guts. Layne left pro football with a legend that may never be exactly duplicated.
Jan 13, 2024 · The Detroit Lions have only won a single playoff game since former quarterback Bobby Layne was traded and allegedly cursed the team in 1958.
Jul 14, 2021 · Layne, who was running a Texas-based sporting goods store with ex- MLB All-Star Sam West at the time of his signing, was the centerpiece of ownership’s final push toward football relevance and...
Far from a classic passer and hardly a clever runner, Bobby Layne could still find many ways to win a football game. The first great T-formation quarterback in the Southwest, Layne led Texas teams on a gridiron scourge during the 1940s.
Oct 11, 2014 · Charismatic quarterback Bobby Layne led the Detroit Lions to back-to-back NFL titles in the early 1950s. More than a half-century after he last suited up for a game, Bobby Layne remains one of the greatest and most colorful quarterbacks in league history.
Layne was a two-time All-NFL selection and was the league's scoring champion in 1956 and set Lions records that stood for more than 50 years. Fate brought Layne to the Steelers for the final years of his career, 1958-62, where he brought his leadership and competitiveness to a team that needed it.
Dec 2, 1986 · Bobby Layne became a legend not only because of his heroics on the field, where he virtually patented the two-minute offense as a quarterback in the 1950s and ‘60s for the Detroit Lions and...
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