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Bobby Layne

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · QB

Bobby Layne recorded 155 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, NYB, CHB.

▶Best highlights

159.6

pass yds/gm

14.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

155

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bobby Layne's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1959
ARIZONACARDINALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 13, 1959

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1959

201 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1951
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 11, 1951

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1951

259 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1950
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 5, 1950

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1950

374 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1958
ARIZONACARDINALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 13, 1958

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1958

409 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1952
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 27, 1952

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1952

249 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bobby Layne's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 409 passing yards

Regular Season
1958
ARIZONACARDINALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 13, 1958

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1958

409 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1961
W
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
WSH
DEC 10, 1961

Pittsburgh Steelers vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

226 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 118 rushing yards

Regular Season
1950
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 24, 1950

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1950

78 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bobby Layne's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1930–1950

01
DETLAYNE—Bobby Layne
DETCLARK—Dutch Clark
DETGUTOWSKY—Ace Gutowsky

The Spartans become the Lions and win early

Detroit Lions · From Portsmouth to Detroit

The franchise moved from Portsmouth, won the 1935 championship and established a place in Detroit's Thanksgiving tradition.

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Franchise era

1951–1958

02
DETLAYNE—Bobby Layne
DETWALKER—Doak Walker
DETSCHMIDT—Joe Schmidt

Three championships in six seasons

Detroit Lions · The 1950s dynasty

Layne's fearless passing and a loaded defense made Detroit the decade's defining challenger to Cleveland.

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Franchise era

1933–1968

03
PITLAYNE—Bobby Layne
PITSTAUTNER—Ernie Stautner
PITJOHNSON—John Henry Johnson

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Pittsburgh Steelers · Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1951NFL passing yards leader · 1950, 195115 NFL seasons155 career games24,740 career passing yards184 career passing touchdowns2,175 career rushing yards21 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1950Most recent: Dec 16, 1962

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history