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Robert Lawrence Layne (December 19 1926-December 1 1986), was born in Santa Anna, Texas. He attended in Dallas and played American football on the same team with Doak Walker. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a star baseball pitcher as well as football quarterback. He married a Texas co-ed, Carol Ann Krueger.

Possibly the greatest quarterback ever to play for Texas, Layne was selected to four straight All-Southwest Conference teams from 1944-1947. He was one of the first inductees into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. In the 1946 Cotton Bowl, in-which Texas beat Missouri 40-27, Layne accounted for every point, scoring four touchdowns, kicking four extra points and throwing for two other scores. In 1946 Bobby Layne finished 8th in Heisman balloting to Glenn Davis of Army and in 1947 he finished 6th to John Lujack of Notre Dame. He was voted the Outstanding Back in the 1948 Sugar Bowl victory over #6 Alabama. He finished his Texas career with a school record 3,145 passing yards on 210 completions and 400 attempts.

Bobby Layne was drafted into the National Football League in 1948 by the Chicago Bears. He was the 3rd overall selection in the NFL Draft and was the 2nd overall selection in the 1948 AAFC Draft by the Baltimore Colts. In 1950 Layne was traded to the Detroit Lions from the New York Bulldogs for defensive end Bob Mann. In 2002 this trade was ranked by former Green Bay Packers general manager, Ron Wolf, as the best trade in NFL history. "Layne was a Hall of Fame player who turned the Lions’ franchise around", said Wolf. From 1950-1958, Layne was re-united with his great friend Doak Walker and helped lead the Lions to three League championships, while being voted All-Pro twice. During his career, he played for the Chicago Bears (1948), New York Bulldogs (1949), Detroit Lions (1950-1958) and the Pittsburgh Steelers 1958-1962. When he retired from the NFL after 15 years, he held the career records for passes attempted and completed, yards gained passing, and passing touchdowns.

Layne was voted into the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1963 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

Bobby Layne was known more for his leadership and determination than for pure athletic ability. According to Doak Walker, "Layne never lost a game...time just ran out on him."

Layne was also famous for his late-night bar-hopping.

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