PETE LAYDENLayden, John Peter, Jr.Height: 5-11 Weight: 192 Born: December 30, 1919 Forney, TX Died: July 18, 1982 Edna, TX High School: William Hardin Adamson (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Texas | |
| 1939 | Texas | Lettered |
| 1940 | Texas | Lettered |
| 1941 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: 14th round (128th overall) 1942 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 84 | TB-LDH-BB-S | 9 | 4 |
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 62 | LDH-QB-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 17 | LDH-K | 11 | 11 |
| 3 Years (NFL) | 32 | 27 |
| Date | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 12/22/1941 | 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | Draft |
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | Signed | |
| 5/1/1951 | 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | Free Agent |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 27 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 95 | 576 | 6.1 | 3 | |||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 114 | 672 | 5.9 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 105 | 43 | 41.0 | 54 | 816 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 70t | 9 | 8.6 | 8 | 7.6 | 65.4 | |||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 7 | 25 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 115 | 45 | 39.1 | 61 | 841 | 7.3 | 18.7 | 70t | 9 | 7.8 | 9 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 58.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 1 | |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 13 | 240 | 18.5 | 19 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 21 | 884 | 42.1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 15 | 626 | 41.7 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 36 | 1510 | 41.9 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 29 | 287 | 9.9 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 36 | 351 | 9.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 56 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 9 | 239 | 26.6 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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