Bobby Layne was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1967. Layne was also an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017. Layne was ...

It's the birthday of the late, great Bobby Layne. Layne, who joined the Steelers in 1958, revitalized the franchise with his leadership and competitive spirit. In his first full season with ...

Layne was originally drafted by the Steelers, but traded to the Chicago Bears where he began his career in 1948. He went on to the New York Bulldogs in 1949, and the Detroit Lions from 1950-58. Layne ...

Keenist has been there for 35 of those seasons, which can be traced back to 1959 and the curse of Bobby Layne. Layne was the Lions quarterback who was traded to the then-struggling Steelers.

Bobby Layne seethed with anger as he emptied his locker. ... Layne, meanwhile, led the Steelers to a 7-4-1 record, their best mark in more than a decade. The Incredible Disappearing Curse.

The next year, they traded Layne to the Steelers. Though there is no written proof, urban legend persists that Layne declared the Lions would not win for the next 50 years because of his trade. It ...