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Bobby Layne (D. 1986) was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950–1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958–1962.

Layne was selected by the Bears with the third overall pick of the 1948 NFL draft. 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.

Offered is a government postcard dated October 7, 1951 from Detroit Michigan.  This was the day after Layne’s Lions’ would whip the Washington Redskins at home by a score of 35-17. The gpc has been cut down slightly by famed collector, John J. Smith.  Gorgeous steel tipped pen autograph!