Robert Lawrence Layne (December 19, 1926 – December 1, 1986) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Oct 12, 2016 · Bobby Layne is a character from a forgotten world, one where quarterbacks called their own plays and telling a judge you drank six cocktails before taking the wheel was a wise legal...

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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.

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.

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...

The first great T-formation quarterback in the Southwest, Layne led Texas teams on a gridiron scourge during the 1940s. The "Gadabout Gladiator" made the Longhorn varsity as a freshman in 1944 and led Texas to within a point of the Southwest championship.

Layne was originally drafted by the Steelers, but traded to the Chicago Bears where he began his career in 1948. He went on to the New York Bulldogs in 1949, and the Detroit Lions from 1950-58. 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.

Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne is known to football history a winner and a clutch performer – even after regularly drinking all night before games – and for something more mystical and...

LAYNE, Robert Lawrence, Sr. ("Bobby") (b. 19 December 1926 in Santa Anna, Texas; d. 1 December 1986 in Lubbock, Texas), professional football quarterback, who—by sheer force of will—drove teams to championships, and who is remembered as the first and leading proponent of the "two-minute drill."