Pete Layden
John Peter Layden Jr.
Born: December 30, 1919
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: July 18, 1982
Edna, TX
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 192
College: Texas
High School: William Hardin Adamson (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1948-1950
Drafted: 1942 in Round 14, #128 overall by the New York Giants
Pete Layden played from 1948 to 1950 during his career with the New York Yankees and New York Yanks. Layden ran for 672 yards in his career on 114 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 1 passes for 0 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 105 | 43 | 41.0 | 816 | 7.8 | 9 | 8.6 | 8 | 7.6 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AAFC | 115 | 45 | 39.1 | 841 | 7.3 | 9 | 7.8 | 9 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 115 | 45 | 39.1 | 841 | 7.3 | 9 | 7.8 | 9 | 7.8 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 95 | 576 | 6.1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 114 | 672 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 114 | 672 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | |||
| NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 21 | 884 | 42.1 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 15 | 626 | 41.7 | 0 |
| AAFC | 36 | 1510 | 41.9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 1510 | 41.9 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 29 | 287 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 36 | 351 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 351 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| AAFC | 9 | 239 | 26.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 239 | 26.6 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| AAFC | 10 | 200 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| NFL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 240 | 18.5 | 19 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 9 | 4 |
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 10 | 0 |
