Robert Lawrence Layne

Class:
Redshirt

Sport: Multi
Position: Multi
Inducted: 1963
Hometown: Dallas, Texas FOOTBALL (1944-47, Quarterback)
BASEBALL (1944, 1946-48, Pitcher) • Four-time All-SWC quarterback
• Consensus All-American in 1947
• Finished career with 3,145 yards passing and 25 touchdowns
• Twice finished among Top 10 in Heisman Trophy voting
• Four-time All-SWC pitcher
• Compiled 35-3 overall pitching record, including two no-hitters
• Led UT to SWC baseball titles from 1946-48
• Averaged 10.78 strikeouts per game
• Drafted in the first round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears
• A member of the Chicago Bears for the 1948 season before playing for the New York Bulldogs in 1949
• Played for the Detroit Lions from 1950-58
• Led Detroit to 1952 and 1953 NFL championships
• Also played for Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958-62
• Member of NFL Hall of Fame