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Bobby Layne

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Full Name: Robert Lawrence Layne Primary Position: B/K/QB
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/201 College: University of Texas
Birthdate: December 19, 1926 High School: Highland Park (Dallas, TX)
Birthplace: Santa Anna, Texas
Pro Experience: 15 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Passing Stats
    • 3.2 Rushing Stats
    • 3.3 Kicking Stats
    • 3.4 Fumble Recovery Stats
    • 3.5 Punting Stats
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bobby Layne (Robert Lawrence Layne) was born on December 19, 1926 in Santa Anna, Texas. After going to high school at Highland Park (Dallas, TX), Layne attended the University of Texas. Layne made his professional debut in the NFL in 1948 with the Chicago Bears. He played for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Bulldogs and Chicago Bears over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that 1951 was Bobby Layne's best year, as he threw for 2403 yards and tossed 26 TDs.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1948 CHI NFL 11 52 16 30.8 232 4.46 3 2 0 0 49.5
1949 NYB NFL 12 299 155 51.8 1796 6.01 9 18 0 0 55.3
1950 DET NFL 12 336 152 45.2 2323 6.91 16 18 0 0 62.1
1951 DET NFL 12 332 152 45.8 2403 7.24 26 23 0 0 67.6
1952 DET NFL 12 287 139 48.4 1999 6.97 19 20 0 0 64.5
1953 DET NFL 12 273 125 45.8 2088 7.65 16 21 0 0 59.6
1954 DET NFL 12 246 135 54.9 1818 7.39 14 12 0 0 77.3
1955 DET NFL 12 270 143 53 1830 6.78 11 17 0 0 61.8
1956 DET NFL 12 244 129 52.9 1909 7.82 9 17 0 0 62
1957 DET NFL 11 179 87 48.6 1169 6.53 6 12 0 0 53
1958 PIT NFL 10 268 133 49.6 2339 8.73 13 10 0 96 80.4
1959 PIT NFL 12 297 142 47.8 1986 6.69 20 21 0 0 62.8
1960 PIT NFL 12 209 103 49.3 1814 8.68 13 17 0 0 66.2
1961 PIT NFL 8 149 75 50.3 1205 8.09 11 16 0 0 62.8
1962 PIT NFL 13 233 116 49.8 1686 7.24 9 17 0 0 56.2
15 year NFL career 175 3700 1814 49 26768 7.23 196 243 0 96 63.4

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1948 CHI NFL 11 13 80 6.2 1 18
1949 NYB NFL 12 54 196 3.6 3 27
1950 DET NFL 12 56 250 4.5 4 30
1951 DET NFL 12 61 290 4.8 1 36
1952 DET NFL 12 94 411 4.4 1 29
1953 DET NFL 12 87 343 3.9 0 23
1954 DET NFL 12 30 119 4 2 34
1955 DET NFL 12 31 111 3.6 0 19
1956 DET NFL 12 46 169 3.7 5 20
1957 DET NFL 11 24 99 4.1 0 21
1958 PIT NFL 10 37 153 4.1 3 0
1959 PIT NFL 12 33 181 5.5 2 21
1960 PIT NFL 12 19 12 0.6 2 13
1961 PIT NFL 8 8 11 1.4 0 9
1962 PIT NFL 13 15 25 1.7 1 17
15 year NFL career 175 611 2451 4 25 0

[edit] Kicking Stats

year team league games 1-19M 1-19A 20-29M 20-29A 30-39M 30-39A 40-49M 40-49A 50+M 50+A LNG FGM FGA XPM XPA
1948 CHI NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1949 NYB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1951 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1953 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 33 33
1957 DET NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 25 25
1958 PIT NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1959 PIT NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 32 32
1960 PIT NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 21 22
1961 PIT NFL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
1962 PIT NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 year NFL career 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 50 121 127

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1948 CHI NFL 11 3 1 0 0 0
1949 NYB NFL 12 10 6 0 -6 0
1950 DET NFL 12 13 5 0 0 0
1951 DET NFL 12 8 2 0 0 0
1952 DET NFL 12 5 1 0 0 0
1953 DET NFL 12 8 2 0 0 0
1954 DET NFL 12 2 0 0 0 0
1955 DET NFL 12 4 0 0 0 0
1956 DET NFL 12 3 0 0 0 0
1957 DET NFL 11 3 2 0 0 0
1958 PIT NFL 10 6 0 0 0 0
1959 PIT NFL 12 2 2 0 0 0
1960 PIT NFL 12 1 2 0 0 0
1961 PIT NFL 8 4 1 0 -4 0
1962 PIT NFL 13 7 2 0 0 0
15 year NFL career 175 80 27 0 -10 0

[edit] Punting Stats

year team league games PT YDS LNG BLK TB I20 NET AVG
1948 CHI NFL 11 1 24 24 0 0 0 0 24
1949 NYB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 DET NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 DET NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 PIT NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PIT NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PIT NFL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 PIT NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 year NFL career 175 1 24 24 0 0 0 0 24

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