Elmer Francis Layden Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 at the University of Notre Dame where he starred at fullback as a member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield. Layden played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1925 and 1926 with three different 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 NFL. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.
Inducted into the Quad-City Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 (inaugural class).
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Inducted into the Loras College Varsity Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983 (inaugural class).
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Served as head football coach at Columbia College (1925-1926); Duquesne (1927-1933) and Notre Dame (1934-1940), where he also served as athletic director. Compiled a 47-13-3 record at Notre Dame and a 103-34-11 docket overall.
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Resigned from Notre Dame in February of 1941 to assume the post of commissioner of the NFL. Served as commissioner from 1941 to 1945, when he resigned to start a business career in Chicago.
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Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.
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All-American fullback at Notre Dame, where he played from 1922 to 1924.
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Pictured with Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, and Jim Crowley on one of fifteen 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 28 May 1998, celebrating the 1920s. Together they were known as the "Four Horsemen of Notre Dame".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931
The Four Horsemen
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ed Sullivan Show
1954
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wake Up the Echoes: The History of Notre Dame Football
1982
Video documentary
Himself - Fullback,1924
Known for movies
The Spirit of Notre Dame 1931 as The Four Horsemen
$11 Million
