Description: Elmer Francis Layden (May 4, 1903 – June 30, 1973) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where he starred at fullback as a member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield. Layden played professionally in the original AFL in 1925 and 1926 with three clubs, the Hartford Blues, the Brooklyn Horsemen, and the Rock Island Independents. He began his coaching career during the same two seasons at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College. Layden then served as the head coach at Duquesne University from 1927 to 1933 and at his alma mater, Notre Dame, from 1934 to 1940, where he also held the position of athletic director. From 1941 to 1946, Layden was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL).
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Publication Year: 1969
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Book Title: It Was a Different Game; the Elmer Layden Story
Topic: Football
Number of Pages: IX, 175 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation
Author: Elmer Layden
Format: Hardcover
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