“That’s why, as he was leaving town heading for Pittsburgh, my mother said people were talking to him or something, and he turned around and said, ‘Well, you no-good, lousy, blankety-blanks won’t win another championship for 50 years.’ Yeah, that’s what she said he said, and he was just mad.”As it turns out, Bobby Layne’s supposed forecast of doom wasn’t exactly accurate. Dorsett teamed with Newhouse and Pearson to post staggering yardage numbers. Los Angeles' established star, Allen still contributed steady work on the ground and through the air. From 1990-93, Butts and Harmon combined for three Pro Bowls. A talent consolidation for the ages. A three-day stretch in April 1983 brought the 49ers Craig (via Round 2 pick) and Tyler (via Rams trade). Craig caught 71 passes that year and scored three Super Bowl TDs. An ahead-of-his-time player, Harmon eclipsed 500 receiving yards in six straight seasons. A Christian Okoye-esque terrifying tackling task, the 264-pound Jacobs surpassed 1,000 yards in 2007 and 2008 and scored 15 TDs in '08. Robert L. Layne, Jr., was a kicker for Texas, playing on the Layne was one of the best pitchers to ever play at In 1948, he went 9–0 and again helped Texas win the Southwest Conference, but though they qualified for it, Texas decided not to attend the 1948 NCAA tournament because the players felt they had too many obligations with family and jobs.Texas went 60–10 overall, and 41–2 in the SWC during Layne's final three years in Austin. He became an instant success and a lock Hall of Famer, the electric runner taking Dallas' backfield reins as a rookie. They were too young to see a… While Pearson slowed down soon after, Dorsett and Newhouse remained a top-end duo until 1980. As far as complementary backfields go, it does not get much better. Between baseball and football, he was All-Conference an astounding eight times and won four conference championships. Residing as one of the NFL's most underrated inside-outside tandems, Otis and Metcalf thrived during Don Coyrell's mid-'70s St. Louis stay. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. But each player led the Panthers in rushing three times during this coalition's tenure. The so-called curse began when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers and declared that his former team, the Detroit Lions, wouldn’t win again for 50 years. For a stretch in the early 1970s, Brown — a four-time Pro Bowler — was the NFL's best back. In '87, Mack made the Pro Bowl and Byner totaled 345 yards in two playoff games -- before his era-defining fumble. Hill and Garrison — with the short-lived aid of the enigmatic Thomas — gave the Cowboys a top-five rushing attack five times from 1969-74. Smith is Southall’s second wife, as she was also married to actor Martin Lawrence from 1995 to 1997 and has a daughter with him.EJ Smith, Emmitt’s and Pat’s son, is a top running back like his father and committed to Stanford last year. According to our records, Bobby Layne is possibly single. A year-round highlight maven from 1987-90, Bo averaged north of 5.5 yards per carry in three Raiders seasons. In '08, he averaged 5.6 yards per carry. And if so, is it at least partly to blame for the struggles of the Lions?It's something that's still up for debate, more than six decades later.Traded to the Lions from the Chicago Bears in 1950, Layne was the glue for Detroit’s franchise over the next eight seasons, leading the Lions to NFL titles in 1952 and 1953 and being named to four Pro Bowls.The Lions also won the title in 1957, but did so with backup quarterback Tobin Rote, who finished the championship season off for the Lions after Layne suffered a broken leg in the second-to-last game of the regular season.Besides football, Layne’s other passion was reportedly booze.Despite Layne’s success, his hard-partying ways did not sit well with head coach George Wilson, who, according to a Detroit News article, had enough after Layne showed up drunk to a team meeting the day before a game.
Had he been at full strength, perhaps "The Drive" game plays out differently. We have lived in ... We had a great overnight visit to Franklin, TN! In 1948, after earning his degree in physical education, Layne played a season of Bold means "active" record; as the Southwest Conference became defunct in 1996, these records have essentially become permanent The Lions had no playoff wins in almost 35 years, back to back losing seasons and being swept by divisions constantly, they were 1–10 in postseason appearances; their lone playoff win came against Dallas following the Although Layne started all 12 games for the Bulldogs, who went 1–10–1 during the season, he is not officially credited with that record by Layne was traded mid-season to the Pittsburgh Steelers.If the 1–10–1 record from his season with the New York Bulldogs was officially included in his career statistics, Layne's win–loss record would be an estiamted 81–58–5.NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders The early years of the Steelers 1970s dynasty required major Harris assistance, with Terry Bradshaw not yet a consistent quarterback. While Craig became the first-ever member of the 1,000-1,000 rushing-receiving club in 1985, he and Tyler combined for a monstrous 3,087 scrimmage yards. Bobby Layne is a member of the following lists: American football quarterbacks, 1986 deaths and 1926 births. They only played 27 games together but combined for three Pro Bowls in a stretch that re-established the Saints as a Super Bowl threat.