Quarterback, Texas, 1944–47
Bobby Layne
- Born
- Dec 19, 1926, in Coleman County, Texas
- Died
- Dec 1, 1986, in Lubbock, Texas
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Bobby Layne played quarterback at Texas (1944–47). He finished sixth in the 1947 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1947. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Layne in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1948 NFL Draft. The Baltimore Colts also took him in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1948 AAFC Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1967Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1968College Football Hall of Fame
- 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947First-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1946National leader in passing yards (1122)
- 1946Eighth in the Heisman vote
- 1947Consensus All‑American
- 1947National leader in passer rating (138.9)
- 1947Sixth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: SWC champions, 1945
All-America: consensus 1947; AP second team 1946; INS second team 1946; UP second team 1946; NEA third team 1946; Central Press second team 1946
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 6 (1951–53, 1956, 1958–59) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1952 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1954, 1958–59)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1952; AP second team 1954, 1958–59; NEA first team 1954, 1959; UPI first team 1959; United Press second team 1953–54.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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