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Bobby Layne

Robert Lawrence Layne (Blond Bomber)

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-1, 201lb (185cm, 91kg)

Born: December 19, 1926 in Santa Anna, TX

Died: December 1, 1986 in Lubbock, TX

College: Texas (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 20 (5605th overall since 1960)

High School: Highland Park (TX)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1948 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1967 (Full List)

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SUMMARY

Career

175

QBrec

80-48-4

Cmp%

49.0

Yds

26768

Y/A

7.2

196

Int

243

FantPt

1818.8

Passing

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Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	AV	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1948	22	CHI	NFL		11	1		16	52	30.8	232	3	5.8	2	3.8	35	4.5	3.88	14.5	21.1	49.5		31				0	0
1949	23	NYB	NFL		12	12		155	299	51.8	1796	9	3.0	18	6.0	69	6.0	3.90	11.6	149.7	55.3						2	1
1950	24	DET	NFL		12	12	6-6-0	152	336	45.2	2323	16	4.8	18	5.4	82	6.9	5.46	15.3	193.6	62.1		354				1	1
1951	25	DET	NFL		12	12	7-4-1	152	332	45.8	2403	26	7.8	23	6.9	63	7.2	5.69	15.8	200.3	67.6		153				1	1	PB
1952	26	DET	NFL		12	11	9-2-0	139	287	48.4	1999	19	6.6	20	7.0	77	7.0	5.15	14.4	166.6	64.5		212				0	0	PB,AP-1
1953	27	DET	NFL		12	11	9-2-0	125	273	45.8	2088	16	5.9	21	7.7	97	7.6	5.36	16.7	174.0	59.6		127				2	2	PB
1954	28	DET	NFL		12	8	6-1-1	135	246	54.9	1818	14	5.7	12	4.9	55	7.4	6.33	13.5	151.5	77.3		86				3	2	AP-2
1955	29	DET	NFL		12	10	3-7-0	143	270	53.0	1830	11	4.1	17	6.3	77	6.8	4.76	12.8	152.5	61.8		72				1	2
1956	30	DET	NFL		12	12	9-3-0	129	244	52.9	1909	9	3.7	17	7.0	70	7.8	5.43	14.8	159.1	62.0		44				0	1	PB,AP-1
1957	31	DET	NFL		11	7	4-3-0	87	179	48.6	1169	6	3.4	12	6.7	65	6.5	4.18	13.4	106.3	53.0		110				1	1
1958	32	2TM	NFL		12	11	7-3-1	145	294	49.3	2510	14	4.8	12	4.1	78	8.5	7.65	17.3	209.2	77.6		118				1	2	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958	32	DET	NFL		2	1	0-1-0	12	26	46.2	171	1	3.8	2	7.7		6.6	3.88	14.3	85.5	48.7		22				0	0
1958	32	PIT	NFL		10	10	7-2-1	133	268	49.6	2339	13	4.9	10	3.7	78	8.7	8.02	17.6	233.9	80.4		96				1	2
1959	33	PIT	NFL		12	12	6-5-1	142	297	47.8	1986	20	6.7	21	7.1	48	6.7	4.85	14.0	165.5	62.8		219				3	2	PB,AP-2
1960	34	PIT	NFL	10	12	9	5-4-0	103	209	49.3	1814	13	6.2	17	8.1	70	8.7	6.26	17.6	151.2	66.2	1	52	0.48	8.39	5.99	1	2
1961	35	PIT	NFL	4	8	6	2-4-0	75	149	50.3	1205	11	7.4	16	10.7	53	8.1	4.73	16.1	150.6	62.8	12	89	7.45	6.93	3.83	0	0
1962	36	PIT	NFL	7	13	11	7-4-0	116	233	49.8	1686	9	3.9	17	7.3	62	7.2	4.73	14.5	129.7	56.2	23	193	8.98	5.83	3.55	2	2
15 Yrs				21	175	145	80-48-4	1814	3700	49.0	26768	196	5.3	243	6.6	97	7.2	5.34	14.8	153.0	63.4	36	1860	5.74	6.67	4.44	18	19
17 Game Avg					17	14		176	359	49.0	2600	19	5.3	24	6.6		7.2	5.34	14.8	153.0	63.4						2	2

DET (9 Yrs)					97	84	53-29-2	1074	2193	49.0	15710	118	5.4	142	6.5	97	7.2	5.33	14.6	162.0	63.7		1180				9	10
PIT (5 Yrs)				21	55	48	27-19-2	569	1156	49.2	9030	66	5.7	81	7.0	78	7.8	5.80	15.9	164.2	65.5	36	649	5.74	7.03	4.44	7	8
NYB (1 Yr)					12	12		155	299	51.8	1796	9	3.0	18	6.0	69	6.0	3.90	11.6	149.7	55.3						2	1
CHI (1 Yr)					11	1		16	52	30.8	232	3	5.8	2	3.8	35	4.5	3.88	14.5	21.1	49.5		31				0	0

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Yds	4QC	GWD
1952	26	DET	NFL	2	2	2-0-0	16	30	53.3	212	0	0.0	4	13.3	51	7.1	1.07	13.3	106.0	36.4	14	0	0
1953	27	DET	NFL	1	1	1-0-0	12	25	48.0	179	1	4.0	2	8.0	33	7.2	4.36	14.9	179.0	51.9	15	1	1
1954	28	DET	NFL	1	1	0-1-0	18	42	42.9	177	0	0.0	6	14.3	30	4.2	-2.21	9.8	177.0	15.8	0	0	0
3 Yrs				4	4	3-1-0	46	97	47.4	568	1	1.0	12	12.4	51	5.9	0.49	12.3	142.0	29.9	29	1	1
17 Game Avg				17	17	3-1-0	196	412	47.4	2414	4	1.0	51	12.4	51	5.9	0.49	12.3	142.0	29.9	123	4	4

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	AY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Rate+	AV	Awards
1948	22	CHI		22	11	1		52	68	95	59	99	126	93
1949	23	NYB	QB	22	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		PB
1952*+	26	DET	QB	22	12	11	9-2-0	287	103	106	104	117	102	109		AP1, PB
1953*	27	DET	QB	22	12	11	9-2-0	273	110	107	93	108	94	102		PB
1954	28	DET	QB	22	12	8	6-1-1	246	107	114	116	109	118	118		UPI MVP-4, AP2
1955	29	DET	QB	22	12	10	3-7-0	270	98	99	110	93	105	102
1956*+	30	DET	QB	22	12	12	9-3-0	244	112	106	109	88	99	102		UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
1957	31	DET	QB	22	11	7	4-3-0	179	88	86	95	80	99	85
1958*	32	2TM	QB		12	11	7-3-1	294								AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
*		PIT	QB	22	10	10	7-2-1	268								AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
1959*	33	PIT	QB	22	12	12	6-5-1	297	92	95	93	112	94	97		UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
1960	34	PIT	QB	22	12	9	5-4-0	209	119	105	94	107	87	99	10
1961	35	PIT	QB	22	8	6	2-4-0	149	108	90	93	115	66	94	4
1962	36	PIT	QB	22	13	11	7-4-0	233	92	83	90	86	84	82	7
Career					175	145	80-48-4	3700							21

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving					Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	TD	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1948	22	CHI	NFL		11	1	13	80	1	18	6.2	7.3	1.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	13	6.2	80	1	3
1949	23	NYB	NFL	QB	12	12	54	196	3	27	3.6	16.3	4.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	54	3.6	196	3	10
1950	24	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	56	250	4	30	4.5	20.8	4.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	56	4.5	250	4	13
1951	25	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	61	290	1	36	4.8	24.2	5.1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	61	4.8	290	1	8	PB
1952	26	DET	NFL	QB	12	11	94	411	1	29	4.4	34.3	7.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	94	4.4	411	1	5	PB,AP-1
1953	27	DET	NFL	QB	12	11	87	343	0	23	3.9	28.6	7.3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	87	3.9	343	0	8	PB
1954	28	DET	NFL	QB	12	8	30	119	2	34	4.0	9.9	2.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	30	4.0	119	2	2	AP-2
1955	29	DET	NFL	QB	12	10	31	111	0	19	3.6	9.3	2.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	31	3.6	111	0	4
1956	30	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	46	169	5	20	3.7	14.1	3.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	46	3.7	169	5	3	PB,AP-1
1957	31	DET	NFL	QB	11	7	24	99	0	21	4.1	9.0	2.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	24	4.1	99	0	3
1958	32	2TM	NFL	QB	12	11	40	154	3	21	3.9	12.8	3.3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	40	3.9	154	3	7	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958	32	DET	NFL	QB	2	1	3	1	0	4	0.3	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	0.3	1	0	2
1958	32	PIT	NFL	QB	10	10	37	153	3	21	4.1	15.3	3.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	37	4.1	153	3	5
1959	33	PIT	NFL	QB	12	12	33	181	2	21	5.5	15.1	2.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	33	5.5	181	2	2	PB,AP-2
1960	34	PIT	NFL	QB	12	9	19	12	2	13	0.6	1.0	1.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	19	0.6	12	2	1
1961	35	PIT	NFL	QB	8	6	8	11	0	9	1.4	1.4	1.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	1.4	11	0	4
1962	36	PIT	NFL	QB	13	11	15	25	1	17	1.7	1.9	1.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	15	1.7	25	1	7
15 Yrs					175	145	611	2451	25	36	4.0	14.0	3.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	611	4.0	2451	25	80
17 Game Avg					17	14	59	238	2	36	4.0	14.0	3.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	59	0.4	238	2	8

DET (9 Yrs)					97	84	432	1793	13	36	4.2	18.5	4.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	432	4.2	1793	13	48
PIT (5 Yrs)					55	48	112	382	8	21	3.4	6.9	2.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	112	3.4	382	8	19
NYB (1 Yr)					12	12	54	196	3	27	3.6	16.3	4.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	54	3.6	196	3	10
CHI (1 Yr)					11	1	13	80	1	18	6.2	7.3	1.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	13	6.2	80	1	3

Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving					Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	TD	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1952	26	DET	NFL	QB	2	2	15	67	1	13	4.5	33.5	7.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	15	4.5	67	1	0
1953	27	DET	NFL	QB	1	1	9	44	0	8	4.9	44.0	9.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	9	4.9	44	0	1
1954	28	DET	NFL	QB	1	1	7	7	0	4	1.0	7.0	7.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	1.0	7	0	1
3 Yrs					4	4	31	118	1	13	3.8	29.5	7.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	31	3.8	118	1	2
17 Game Avg					17	17	132	502	4	13	3.8	29.5	7.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	132	16.2	502	4	9

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Kicking

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Kicking Table
							0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Awards
1948	22	CHI	NFL		11	1											1	0		0.0	0	0

1950	24	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	1	50.0

1952	26	DET	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	2	100.0	PB,AP-1

1956	30	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12		80.0	33	33	100.0	PB,AP-1
1957	31	DET	NFL	QB	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6		54.5	25	25	100.0
1958	32	2TM	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	1	33.3	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958	32	DET	NFL	QB	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	1	33.3
1959	33	PIT	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11		64.7	32	32	100.0	PB,AP-2
1960	34	PIT	NFL	QB	12	9	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	21	83.3	22	21	95.5
1961	35	PIT	NFL	QB	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	5	100.0
15 Yrs					175	145	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	34	21	68.0	124	120	96.8
17 Game Avg					17	14											5	3		68.0	12	12	96.8

DET (9 Yrs)					97	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	18		69.2	65	62	95.4
PIT (5 Yrs)					55	48	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16	21	69.6	59	58	98.3
NYB (1 Yr)					12	12											0	0			0	0
CHI (1 Yr)					11	1											1	0		0.0	0	0

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
							Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1948	22	CHI	NFL		11	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0
1949	23	NYB	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	10	6	-6	0	0.0	0
1950	24	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	13	5	0	0	0.0	0
1951	25	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0.0	0	PB
1952	26	DET	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
1953	27	DET	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0.0	0	PB

1957	31	DET	NFL	QB	11	7	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0
1958	32	2TM	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958	32	DET	NFL	QB	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0
1959	33	PIT	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-2
1960	34	PIT	NFL	QB	12	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0
1961	35	PIT	NFL	QB	8	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0
1962	36	PIT	NFL	QB	13	11	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0.0	0
15 Yrs					175	145	0	0	0	0	80	27	-6	0	0.0	0
17 Game Avg					17	14	0	0	0	0	8	3	-1	0	0.0	0

DET (9 Yrs)					97	84	0	0	0	0	48	13	0	0	0.0	0
PIT (5 Yrs)					55	48	0	0	0	0	19	7	0	0	0.0	0
NYB (1 Yr)					12	12	0	0	0	0	10	6	-6	0	0.0	0
CHI (1 Yr)					11	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0

Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Punting Table
					Games		Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng	Blck
1948	22	CHI		22	11	1	1	24	24.0	24	0
Career					175	145	1	24	24.0	24	0
9 yrs		DET			97	84	0	0		0	0
5 yrs		PIT			55	48	0	0		0	0
1 yr		CHI			11	1	1	24	24.0	24	0
1 yr		NYB			12	12	0	0		0	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1948	22	CHI		22	11	1	1	1					1	6	0.5
1949	23	NYB	QB	22	12	12	3	3						18	1.5
1950	24	DET	QB	22	12	12	4	4		1	2			25	2.1
1951*	25	DET	QB	22	12	12	1	1						6	0.5
1952*+	26	DET	QB	22	12	11	1	1		2	2			8	0.7
1954	28	DET	QB	22	12	8	2	2						12	1.0
1956*+	30	DET	QB	22	12	12	5	5		33	33	12	15	99	8.3
1957	31	DET	QB	22	11	7				25	25	6	11	43	3.9
1958*	32	2TM	QB		12	11	3	3	0	1	3			19	1.6
*		DET	QB	22	2	1				1	3			1	0.5
*		PIT	QB	22	10	10	3	3						18	1.8
1959*	33	PIT	QB	22	12	12	2	2		32	32	11	17	77	6.4
1960	34	PIT	QB	22	12	9	2	2		21	22	5	6	48	4.0
1961	35	PIT	QB	22	8	6				5	5			5	0.6
1962	36	PIT	QB	22	13	11	1	1						6	0.5
Career					175	145	25	25	0	120	124	34	50	372	2.1
9 yrs		DET			97	84	13	13	0	62	65	18	26	194	2.0
5 yrs		PIT			55	48	8	8	0	58	59	16	23	154	2.8
1 yr		CHI			11	1	1	1	0				1	6	.5
1 yr		NYB			12	12	3	3	0					18	1.5

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1952*+	26	DET	QB	2	2	1										0						6	3.0
Career				4	4	1										0						6	1.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Pro Teams

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bobby Layne born?

Bobby Layne was born on December 19, 1926.

Where was Bobby Layne born?

Bobby Layne was born in Santa Anna, TX.

How tall was Bobby Layne?

Bobby Layne was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Bobby Layne weigh when playing?

Bobby Layne weighed 201 lbs (91 kg) when playing.

Is Bobby Layne in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Layne was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1967.

How many games did Bobby Layne play?

Bobby Layne played 175 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Bobby Layne have?

Bobby Layne had 26,768 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Bobby Layne have?

Bobby Layne had 196 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Bobby Layne won?

Bobby Layne never won a Super Bowl.

When did Bobby Layne retire?

Bobby Layne last played in 1962.

What are Bobby Layne's nicknames?

Blond Bomber is a nickname for Bobby Layne.

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