Bobby Layne: Highland Park High School / Dallas, Texas
The former Texas Longhorn, Bobby Layne played in the NFL for 14 years. He played one year with the Chicago Bears in 1948 then the New York Bulldogs in 1949. He then most notably played for the Detroit Lions from 1950-58 in which he won 3 NFL Championships. He finished his career playing 4 years with the Pittsburgh Stealers. He was First-Team All-Pro 3 times and made 6 Pro Bowls. He was also a kicker, leading the league in field goal accuracy in 1956 and 1957.
Sammy Baugh: Sweetwater High School / Sweetwater, Texas
Baugh was perhaps the first great passing QB in pro football. He was the Washington Redskins quarterback from 1937-52. He also played defensive back and was a punter. As a Punter, he has the all-time single-season yards per punt average at 51.4 yards, perhaps the longest standing NFL record. He led the league in punting yards 5 times, and on defense, he led the NFL in interceptions with 11 in 1943. As a QB, he has the all-time record for most passer rating titles with 6. He was first-team All-Pro 6 times and won 2 NFL Championships. Also worth noting, in college, at TCU, Baugh was the start of the Football, Basketball and Baseball team. He got his nickname, “Slingin’ Sammy,” while playing baseball, not football.
Y.A. Tittle: Marshall High School / Marshall, Texas
Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr., known as “Y.A.” held every passing record in the books when he retired in 1964. He was a 7-time Pro-Bowler, 4-time all-pro first-team, one-time AP Player of the Year, and one-tine NFL Player of the year (the last two are an equivalent of him being a 2-time NFL MVP). He is tied for the record for most passing touchdowns in one game with 7. He led the NY Giants to three straight NFL Championships games but was never able to win one. He led several of the most prolific offensive teams in NFL history. Little known fact, he coined the phrase, “alley-oop,” a play in which the QB throws the ball to a player who jumps up in the air to catch it. The phrase later became more popular in basketball.
