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The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League. After a 6-game preseason slate, the league's 12 teams played a 12-game league ...
As a rookie, he ranked third in the NFL with 44 receptions, and he was the Lions' leading receiver in 1955, 1956, and 1958. He won an NFL championship with the Lions in 1957 and caught a touchdown pass in the 1957 NFL Championship Game. He concluded his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings in their inaugural season of 1961. In seven NFL ...
Pages in category "1957 National Football League season" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1957 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 24th as the Detroit Lions. Under first-year head coach George Wilson , the Lions won their fourth and most recent NFL title .
In April 1957, Girard signed a contract with the Detroit Lions to play his tenth season in the NFL. [37] However, in May 1957, the Lions sold Girard to the Baltimore Colts . [ 38 ] Then, in September 1957, shortly before the start of the regular season, he was sold by the Colts to the Pittsburgh Steelers . [ 39 ]
In 1957, the season of the Lions' most recent NFL championship, Layne broke his leg in three places in a pileup during the 11th game of the 12-game season. [24] His replacement, Tobin Rote, finished the season and led the Lions to victory in the championship game in Detroit, a 59–14 rout of the Cleveland Browns. [25]
John married Sue in 1957. They have four daughters and a son, and 12 grandchildren. [5] One of his daughters, Erin, found fame on television in 2003 during the first season of the reality series For Love or Money. [21] Another daughter, Diane, was married until 2011 to former NFL quarterback Chris Chandler.
The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Both finished at 8–4 and had split their two games during the regular season in November, with the home team winning each. The tie thus required a one-game playoff to be held between the two teams.