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June 30, 1973 (70 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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Celebrities born on May 4
Born in 1903
Born in Davenport, Iowa
Taurus named Elmer
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Elmer Layden
Elmer Francis Layden 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 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. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.
BornMay 4, 1903, Davenport, Iowa
DiedJune 30, 1973, Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)Fullback (football)
Overall103–34–11

About Elmer Layden

Football Player Elmer Layden was born on May 4, 1903 in Davenport, Iowa, United States (He dies at the age of 70, on June 30, 1973).

He was a member of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen during his playing days, and he eventually became the NFL commissioner.

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Elmer Layden before becoming famous

Elmer Layden was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1903 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He finished his collegiate career with a Rose Bowl victory over Stanford in 1925, as part of what was arguably the best backfield in college football history.

Achievement of Elmer Layden

Following the death of his legendary predecessor, Football Coach Knute Rockne, in a plane crash, he took over as coach of Notre Dame, accumulating a 47-13 record in seven seasons, including a notable win over Ohio State in 1935.

Elmer Layden's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Davenport, Iowa, and reared there.

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Journalist Grantland Rice was the reporter who gave him and his Notre Dame teammates the moniker"The Four Horsemen".

Grantland Rice (1880 - 1954) (Journalist)
Grantland Rice (1880 - 1954)

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Elmer Layden Income & Net worth

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