Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) of the Detroit Lions. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) of the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

University of Texas player Bobby Layne is seen, date unknown. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) of the Detroit Lions. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame Chicago Bears coach George Halas, left, instructs Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) with a play diagram. (National Football League)

Bobby Layne quarterback of Detroit Lions is seen in posed action in Detroit, Dec. 31, 1952. (Associated Press)

Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne, left, who broke his ankle prior to the game, hugs quarterback Tobin Rote after the Lions beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-27 in the Western Conference championship on Dec. 22, 1957 in San Francisco. Detroit went on to beat the Cleveland Browns 59-14 in the NFL Championship, at Tiger Stadium about a mile from Ford Field. (Associated Press)

Quarterback Bobby Layne of the Detroit Lions looks to throw downfield in a 31 to 37 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on October 24,1954 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California. (National Football League)

Bobby Layne of the Detroit Lions. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks on the phone to an offensive coach in a 1958 game. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne rolls out to pass during a 1959 game played at Pitt Stadium. He's wearing no face mask, no thigh pads, and no knee pads. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame fullback John Henry Johnson (35) of the Pittsburgh Steelers takes the handoff from Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) in this publicity photo taken in 1960. (National Football League)

Coach Buddy Parker of Pittsburgh Steelers points to film as his quarterback Bobby Layne watches intently in Pittsburgh on Nov. 19, 1958. The pair spent considerable time in afternoon watching film of previous Cardinal games. They are trying to whip up a strategy to beat the Cardinals in Chicago on Sunday and give the Steelers their fourth consecutive National League victory. (Associated Press)

Detroit Lions' quarterback Bobby Layne practices with the coin he will flip at the start of Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome on Sunday, Jan. 22, 1982. The hall of Fame gave his demonstration at a Friday news conference . (AP Photo/Steve Pyle)