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rdfs:label
  • Elmer Layden
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  • Layden was born in Davenport, Iowa, where he attended Davenport High School (now Davenport Central High School.) At Notre Dame, he played fullback alongside quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, and right halfback Don Miller; the four collectively earned the nickname of "The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame" from legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice, and are still considered one of the best backfields in college football history. Named an All-American during his senior year, Layden culminated his collegiate career in the 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford, returning two interceptions for touchdowns in Notre Dame's 27-10 victory. The Four Horsemen were reunited for a professional football game in 1925 by the Waterbury Blues as they played the Cleveland Bulldogs. The game though
owl:sameAs
bowloutcome
  • W
CFbDWID
  • 1354
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CFBHOF year
  • 1951
Poll
  • AP
EndYear
  • 1926
  • 1933
  • 1940
Birth Date
  • 1903-05-04
player years
  • 1922
  • 1925
  • 1926
death place
admin teams
overall record
  • 103
Name
Type
  • coach
Sport
CFBHOF id
  • 20033
Ranking
  • 5
  • no
Alternative Names
  • Layden, Elmer Francis
Overall
  • 3
  • 4
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 47
  • 48
  • 103
Date of Death
  • 1973-06-30
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1925
  • 1927
  • 1934
conf
  • Independent
StartYear
  • 1925
  • 1927
  • 1934
death date
  • 1973-06-30
polltype
  • Rankings from final AP Poll
Place of Birth
  • Davenport, Iowa
coach teams
Place of death
  • Chicago, Illinois
bowlname
bcs
  • no
admin years
  • 1934
  • 1941
Date of Birth
  • 1903-05-04
Short Description
  • American football player, coach, executive
player positions
Year
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
abstract
  • Layden was born in Davenport, Iowa, where he attended Davenport High School (now Davenport Central High School.) At Notre Dame, he played fullback alongside quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, and right halfback Don Miller; the four collectively earned the nickname of "The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame" from legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice, and are still considered one of the best backfields in college football history. Named an All-American during his senior year, Layden culminated his collegiate career in the 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford, returning two interceptions for touchdowns in Notre Dame's 27-10 victory. The Four Horsemen were reunited for a professional football game in 1925 by the Waterbury Blues as they played the Cleveland Bulldogs. The game though resulted in a 13-6 Hartford loss, with the Blues reportedly spending $5,000 on the Horsemen for just one game.
is named for of
is MVP of