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Where did Bobby Lane go to high school?

Where did Bobby Lane go to high school?

The University of Texas at Austin
Highland Park High School
Bobby Layne/Education
Layne first gained fame as the quarterback of Highland Park High School, which he led to the Texas state semifinals. One of his teammates was Doak Walker, who is also in the Hall of Fame. Mr. Layne went to the University of Texas in 1944, where he set or broke all school passing records.

Where did Bobby Layne go to college?

The University of Texas at Austin
Bobby Layne/College

Where was Bobby Layne from?

Santa Anna, Texas, United States
Bobby Layne/Place of birth

Is Bobby Layne still alive?

Deceased (1926–1986)
Bobby Layne/Living or Deceased

How old is Bobby Lane?

59 years (1926–1986)
Bobby Layne/Age at death

Where is Bobby Layne buried?

Bobby Layne

Birth 19 Dec 1926 Santa Anna, Coleman County, Texas, USA
Death 1 Dec 1986 (aged 59) Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial City of Lubbock Cemetery Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Show Map
Plot Block 15 Lot E 1/2 8
Memorial ID 9679 · View Source

What is Bobby Layne curse?

(As for the name, in 1958, the Lions traded quarterback Bobby Layne to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Layne, in response, supposedly said the Lions would not win for 50 years—though this statement has been disputed as a hoax and was never published at the time.

Was Bobby Layne good?

I don’t think many Longhorns really appreciate who Bobby Layne was. He combined amazing athletic ability and competitiveness with a charismatic but self-destructive personality, and dominated every team or environment he was in.

Where did Bobby Layne play college football at?

He played college football at the University of Texas. Layne was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968. His number, 22, has been retired by the University of Texas Longhorns and Detroit Lions .

How old was Bobby Layne when his mother died?

His mother died when he was only eight years old, and Layne moved in with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton.

Who was Bobby Layne’s coach at Green Bay?

Head coach Buddy Parker, who had a reputation as a wheeler-dealer, traded for quarterback Tobin Rote in the offseason. Rote was an established Pro Bowl starter from Green Bay who was slightly younger and (again, slightly) less enamored of the nightlife than Layne.

What did Bobby Layne say that made him famous?

“When Bobby Layne said ‘block,’ you blocked, and when he said ‘drink,’ you drank,” teammate Yale Lary said of Layne in an oft-repeated quote. Fame turned Layne into a polarizing figure once the championships stopped rolling in. Layne heard boos in Detroit when the Lions dropped to 3-9 in 1955.