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Bobby Layne; No. 22; Position: Quarterback Kicker: Personal information; Born: December 19, 1926 Santa Anna, Texas, U.S. Died: December 1, 1986 (aged 59) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) Career information; High school: Highland Park (University Park, Texas) College: Texas (1944–1947) NFL Draft:
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.
How good was Bobby Layne? Consider three facts: 1. As starting quarterback of the Lions from 1950-58, he led the team to three NFL championships (Super Bowl victories before there were Super Bowls) in four league championship games — those four appearances coming within six years of play, 1952, ’53, ’54, ’57. 2.
Layne, who was running a Texas-based sporting goods store with ex- All-Star Sam West at the time of his signing, was the centerpiece of ownership’s final push toward football relevance and...
Bobby Layne. Robert Lawrence Layne (Blond Bomber) Position: QB Throws: Right. 6-1 , 201lb (185cm, 91kg) Born: December 19 in Santa Anna, TX. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 6x Pro Bowl. 2x All-Pro.
Robert “Bobby” Lawrence Layne was born on December 19, 1926, in Santa Anna, Texas. Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne was born OTD in 1926. Hall of Fame Enshrinement Class of 1967. Layne played 15 seasons for the @ChicagoBears, New York Bulldogs, @Lions and @steelers. Selected to 6 Pro Bowls and the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team. pic.twitter.com/Qh2SP8V1qC
Mike Tanier October 12, 2016 AE/Associated Press 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...
Football Legend Layne Dies at 59 of Heart Failure : BOBBY LAYNE : 1926-1986. Bobby Layne became a legend not only because of his heroics on the field, where he virtually patented the...
Bobby Layne has spent a lifetime traveling the country and beyond making music. He does it with style. He puts on his bow tie and jacket, and leads his orchestra on a musical journey to places like New York, New York and Tuxedo Junction. His musical journey started in small ballrooms.
Peyton discovers the reason the Detroit Lions haven't won a Championship since 1957 is "The Curse of Bobby Layne". With the help of famed Lions fans, Keegan-Michael Key and Jeff Daniels, Peyton ...