College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951[a] (profile)
1st Commissioner of the NFL
In office February 3, 1941 – January 11, 1946
Preceded by
Carl Storck[b]
Succeeded by
Bert Bell
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 for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 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 (NFL). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.
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Elmer Francis Layden (May 4, 1903 – June 30, 1973) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive...
position of commissioner, but he turned it down and suggested ElmerLayden for the position. Layden, famous from his playing days as a member of the Four Horsemen...
Layden may refer to: ElmerLayden, former Commissioner of the National Football League and head football coach at University of Notre Dame Frank Layden...
"ElmerLayden Dead". The New York Times. July 1, 1973. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017. "ElmerLayden Coaching...
expression goes back at least to the 1930s, when it was used publicly by ElmerLayden and Jim Crowley, two former members of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's...
Horsemen" backfield of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and ElmerLayden. The line was known as the "Seven Mules". The Irish capped an undefeated...
at Stanford. The game also featured the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. ElmerLayden of Notre Dame and Ernie Nevers of Stanford were named the Rose Bowl Players...
Harry Stuhldreher, halfbacks Don Miller and Jim Crowley, and fullback ElmerLayden. Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the Dickinson System's contemporary final...
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Before the season, ElmerLayden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL, while Carl Storck resigned as league president. Layden also took on the duties...
League. In 1941 the league created the position of Commissioner and named ElmerLayden to the post. Storck was upset by the owners' decision to replace him...
establishing numerous firsts in collegiate football. Former head coach ElmerLayden is credited with devising the system of hand signals that officials use...
Rockne in 1924. They were Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and ElmerLayden. A United States Postal Service stamp was issued in their honor in 1998...
Horsemen" backfield of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and ElmerLayden. The line was known as the "Seven Mules". The Irish capped an undefeated...
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Layden, Elmer; with Snyder, Ed (1969). It Was a Different Game: The ElmerLayden Story. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall...
II, the struggling league had headquarters in Chicago. Commissioner ElmerLayden could not handle the pressure of the AAFC set up in the same year. DeBenneville...
to the championship must necessarily produce a winner. Commissioner ElmerLayden approved a similar arrangement for the 1941 season, with the same limitation...
Football. San Francisco: Foghorn Press. Layden, Elmer; with Snyder, Ed (1969). It Was a Different Game: The ElmerLayden Story. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall...
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