Robert Lawrence Layne (Blond Bomber)
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: December 19, 1926 in Santa Anna, TX
Died: December 1, 1986 in Lubbock, TX
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1948 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 115 (33rd overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1967
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| All-Time Rank: #260. Nate Newton… #261. Jack Reynolds… #262. Dave Robinson… #263. BOBBY LAYNE… #264. Jack Butler… #265. Wilber Marshall… #266. Louis Wright… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 30.8 | 232 | 3 | 5.8 | 2 | 3.8 | 35 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 14.5 | 21.1 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | NYY | QB | 12 | 12 | 155 | 299 | 51.8 | 1796 | 9 | 3.0 | 18 | 6.0 | 69 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 149.7 | 55.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 152 | 336 | 45.2 | 2323 | 16 | 4.8 | 18 | 5.4 | 82 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 15.3 | 193.6 | 62.1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 1951* | 25 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7-4-1 | 152 | 332 | 45.8 | 2403 | 26 | 7.8 | 23 | 6.9 | 63 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 15.8 | 200.3 | 67.6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 139 | 287 | 48.4 | 1999 | 19 | 6.6 | 20 | 7.0 | 77 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 14.4 | 166.6 | 64.5 | 16 | |||||||
| 1953* | 27 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 125 | 273 | 45.8 | 2088 | 16 | 5.9 | 21 | 7.7 | 97 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 16.7 | 174.0 | 59.6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| 1954 | 28 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6-1-1 | 135 | 246 | 54.9 | 1818 | 14 | 5.7 | 12 | 4.9 | 55 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 151.5 | 77.3 | 10 | |||||||
| 1955 | 29 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 143 | 270 | 53.0 | 1830 | 11 | 4.1 | 17 | 6.3 | 77 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 152.5 | 61.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 129 | 244 | 52.9 | 1909 | 9 | 3.7 | 17 | 7.0 | 70 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 159.1 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4-3-0 | 87 | 179 | 48.6 | 1169 | 6 | 3.4 | 12 | 6.7 | 65 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 106.3 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 145 | 294 | 49.3 | 2510 | 14 | 4.8 | 12 | 4.1 | 78 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 209.2 | 77.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| PIT | QB | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 133 | 268 | 49.6 | 2339 | 13 | 4.9 | 10 | 3.7 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 17.6 | 233.9 | 80.4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| DET | qb | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 171 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 85.5 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6-5-1 | 142 | 297 | 47.8 | 1986 | 20 | 6.7 | 21 | 7.1 | 48 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 165.5 | 62.8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 103 | 209 | 49.3 | 1814 | 13 | 6.2 | 17 | 8.1 | 70 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 17.6 | 151.2 | 66.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2-5-0 | 75 | 149 | 50.3 | 1205 | 11 | 7.4 | 16 | 10.7 | 53 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 16.1 | 150.6 | 62.8 | 4 | |||||||
| 1962 | 36 | PIT | QB | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 116 | 233 | 49.8 | 1686 | 9 | 3.9 | 17 | 7.3 | 62 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 14.5 | 129.7 | 56.2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 80-51-4 | 1814 | 3700 | 49.0 | 26768 | 196 | 5.3 | 243 | 6.6 | 97 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 153.0 | 63.4 | 4 | 5 | 152 | |||||||||
| 9 yrs | DET | 97 | 85 | 53-29-2 | 1074 | 2193 | 49.0 | 15710 | 118 | 5.4 | 142 | 6.5 | 97 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 14.6 | 162.0 | 63.7 | 1 | 1 | 103 | ||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 55 | 51 | 27-22-2 | 569 | 1156 | 49.2 | 9030 | 66 | 5.7 | 81 | 7.0 | 78 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 15.9 | 164.2 | 65.5 | 3 | 4 | 49 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | CHI | 11 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 30.8 | 232 | 3 | 5.8 | 2 | 3.8 | 35 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 14.5 | 21.1 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 12 | 12 | 155 | 299 | 51.8 | 1796 | 9 | 3.0 | 18 | 6.0 | 69 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 149.7 | 55.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1952 (2-0), 1953 (1-0), 1954 (0-1)
Playoff Comebacks: 1953 (1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 1953 (1)
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 52 | 68 | 95 | 59 | 99 | 126 | 93 | ||||||
| 1949 | 23 | NYY | QB | 12 | 12 | 299 | 90 | 97 | 112 | 82 | 112 | 100 | |||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 336 | 103 | 110 | 96 | 97 | 118 | 107 | |||
| 1951* | 25 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7-4-1 | 332 | 107 | 112 | 97 | 125 | 105 | 114 | |||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 287 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 117 | 102 | 109 | |||
| 1953* | 27 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 273 | 110 | 107 | 93 | 108 | 94 | 102 | |||
| 1954 | 28 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6-1-1 | 246 | 107 | 114 | 116 | 109 | 118 | 118 | |||
| 1955 | 29 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 270 | 98 | 99 | 110 | 93 | 105 | 102 | |||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 244 | 112 | 106 | 109 | 88 | 99 | 102 | |||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4-3-0 | 179 | 88 | 86 | 95 | 80 | 99 | 85 | |||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 294 | 125 | 124 | 97 | 95 | 120 | 114 | |||||
| PIT | QB | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 268 | |||||||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6-5-1 | 297 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 112 | 94 | 97 | |||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 209 | 119 | 105 | 94 | 107 | 87 | 99 | |||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2-5-0 | 149 | 108 | 90 | 93 | 115 | 66 | 94 | |||
| 1962 | 36 | PIT | QB | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 233 | 92 | 83 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 82 | |||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 80-51-4 | 3700 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 1 | 18 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 80 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | NYY | QB | 12 | 12 | 54 | 196 | 3 | 27 | 3.6 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 196 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 250 | 4 | 30 | 4.5 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 250 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| 1951* | 25 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 290 | 1 | 36 | 4.8 | 24.2 | 5.1 | 290 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 94 | 411 | 1 | 29 | 4.4 | 34.3 | 7.8 | 411 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1953* | 27 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 343 | 0 | 23 | 3.9 | 28.6 | 7.3 | 343 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1954 | 28 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 119 | 2 | 34 | 4.0 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 119 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1955 | 29 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 111 | 0 | 19 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 111 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 169 | 5 | 20 | 3.7 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 169 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 99 | 0 | 21 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 99 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 40 | 154 | 3 | 21 | 3.9 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 154 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| PIT | QB | 22 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 153 | 3 | 21 | 4.1 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 153 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| DET | qb | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 181 | 2 | 21 | 5.5 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 181 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1962 | 36 | PIT | QB | 22 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 25 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 611 | 2451 | 25 | 36 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 2451 | 25 | 80 | |||||||||||
| 9 yrs | DET | 97 | 85 | 432 | 1793 | 13 | 36 | 4.2 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 1793 | 13 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 55 | 51 | 112 | 382 | 8 | 21 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 382 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | CHI | 11 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 1 | 18 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 80 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 12 | 12 | 54 | 196 | 3 | 27 | 3.6 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 196 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 80.0% | 33 | 33 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% | 25 | 25 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DET | qb | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 64.7% | 32 | 32 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 22 | 21 | 95.5% | |||||||||||||||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 50 | 34 | 68.0% | 124 | 120 | 96.8% | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | DET | 97 | 85 | 26 | 18 | 69.2% | 65 | 62 | 95.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 55 | 51 | 23 | 16 | 69.6% | 59 | 58 | 98.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CHI | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | NYY | QB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 6 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1951* | 25 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1953* | 27 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 28 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 29 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| PIT | QB | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| DET | qb | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 36 | PIT | QB | 22 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 0 | 80 | 27 | -6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | DET | 97 | 85 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 55 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 6 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1948 | 22 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | NYY | QB | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | 24 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1951* | 25 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 28 | DET | QB | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1956*+ | 30 | DET | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 99 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 31 | DET | K/qb | 22 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 32 | 2TM | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||||
| PIT | QB | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| DET | qb | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1959* | 33 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 77 | ||||||||
| 1960 | 34 | PIT | K/QB | 22 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | QB | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | 36 | PIT | QB | 22 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 175 | 148 | 25 | 25 | 120 | 34 | 372 | ||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | DET | 97 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 18 | 194 | |||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 55 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 16 | 154 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | CHI | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1952 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1953 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |