Bobby Layne
American football player (1926–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Layne played one season with the Bears, and then with the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1958, and the Steelers from 1958 to 1962.[1]
No. 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1926-12-19)December 19, 1926 Santa Anna, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Died: | December 1, 1986(1986-12-01) (aged 59) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Highland Park (University Park, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Texas (1944–1947) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Layne was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968. His number 22 is retired by the Texas Longhorns and the Lions.