Elmer Francis Layden (1903 - 1973)

Born 4 May 1903 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

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Died 30 Jun 1973 at age 70 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Elmer Layden is Notable.

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 professionally in the original AFL 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.^[1]

05 Jul 1927: birth of daughter Joan F Layden^[2]

He married the former Edythe Davis and the couple had four children, Joanne, Elmer Jr., Pat and Mike.

Sources

See also: University of Notre Dame:http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/layden_elmer00.html and NY Times Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/01/archives/elmer-layden-dead-fullback-of-notre-dames-4-horsemen-pierced.html

1. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Layden
2. ↑ Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHT5-26C : 20 May 2016), Elmer Layden in entry for Joan F Layden, 05 Jul 1927; citing Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,025,968.

• Iowa State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-J22D : 22 August 2016), Elmer F Layden, 1905.
• Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4T-1DDT : 5 October 2016), Elmer F Layden, 1915; citing Scott Township, Hamilton, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,756.
• As son: United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMF-YYR : accessed 13 January 2017), Elmer Layden in household of Thomas Layden, Davenport Ward 5, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing ED 169, sheet 10B, line 98, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 513; FHL microfilm 1,820,513.
• As son: Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ7-FB6X : 23 August 2016), Elmer Layden in household of Thos F Layden, Davenport (1st precinct of 5th ward-1st precinct of 6th ward), Scott, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,548.
• Wikidata: Item Q248876, en:Wikipedia