The Curse of Bobby Layne has been engrained in the folklore of the Detroit Lions for more than 60 years as a way to explain their unmatched ability to fail. Layne, who helped lead the Lions to three ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Superstitions and curses go hand-in-hand with sports. Whether it’s lucky socks or a player’s special pregame warmup, the traditions mix the mental with the spiritual in a ...

Robert Lewis “Bobby” Layne, aged 80, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, in his home surrounded by his family and loyal friends.

Update: The Super Bowl matchup is set with the Chiefs vs. 49ers. On a football field or on a barstool, Bobby Layne was magic. A scotch-loving, gunslinging superstar quarterback for the Detroit Lions ...

The Bobby Layne Curse is alive and well. As many of you know, I'm mildly obsessed with the Texas Longhorns' legendary quarterback Bobby Layne. Growing up in Michigan as a Detroit Lions' fan, I ...

Michigan native and actor Jeff Daniels is credited with ending the Detroit Lions' "Curse of Bobby Layne" thanks to a spell he and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning performed in the end zone of ...

DETROIT — In 1958 a disgruntled Hall of Fame quarterback supposedly laid a curse on the Detroit Lions after being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bobby Layne was the quarterback for the Lions from ...

Start the credit at the top. Sheila Hamp has done great things as the Detroit Lions owner. So, give them all credit: Lions ownership, the front office, the coaches, the scouts, the trainers, the cooks ...

IT’S SUCH A PRIDE FACTOR AND I THINK WITH THE STEELERS AND PIRATES AND PITT AND PENGUINS HAVE DONE IN PITTSBURGH, IS IS FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WHAT IT DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHAT IT DOES FOR THE ...