Pete Layden
American football and baseball player (1919–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Peter "Pete" Layden Jr. (December 30, 1919 – July 18, 1982) was an American two-sport professional athlete who played outfielder in Major League Baseball and an assortment of positions in football. He was an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and a quarterback, running back, cornerback, kick returner, punt returner, and punter for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | (1919-12-30)December 30, 1919 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | July 18, 1982(1982-07-18) (aged 62) Edna, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
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College: | Texas | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1942 / Round: 14 / Pick: 128 | ||||||
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Pete Layden | |
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Centerfielder | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 20, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 15, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
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In 1948, Layden played in 41 major league baseball games with the St. Louis Browns. He posted a .250 batting average (26-for-104) with 11 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, no home runs, 4 RBIs, 4 stolen bases, and 6 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .973 fielding percentage as an outfielder with 2 errors in 74 total chances.[1]
From 1948 to 1950 he played professional football in the AAFL and the NFL and in 1949 led the AAFL in punt returns (29) and interceptions returned for a TD (1).[2]
His father had been a college football player and later a football coach.[3]