Bobby Layne
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Robert Lawrence Layne was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns before being
Layne with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1961
Layne on a 1954 football card
Detroit Lions
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The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference North division. The team
Bobby Layne
…pick of the 1948 NFL draft and traded to the Chicago Bears. Layne played one season with the Bears, and then with the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1958, and the Steelers from 1958 to 1962. Layne was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of…
Billy Sims (No. 20) rushing the ball against the Los Angeles Rams on September 7, 1980
The Lions, seen here during the 2007 Thanksgiving game against their division rival Green Bay Packers, have played on Thanksgiving since 1934 with the exception of the years during World War II.
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