Rob Lytle

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Rob Lytle
Date of birth: November 12, 1954 (1954-11-12) (age 53)
Place of birth: Fremont, Ohio
Career information
Position(s): RB
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 196 lb (89 kg)
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick 45
Organizations
 As player:
1977-1983 Denver Broncos
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Rob Lytle (born November 12, 1954 in Fremont, Ohio) is a former American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan (1973-1976). Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.

Lytle was a consensus All-American as a senior at Michigan in 1976, setting a then school record with 1,469 rushing yards and finishing third in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind Tony Dorsett and Ricky Bell. Lytle also broke the Michigan career rushing record with 3,307 yards. His record was broken five years later by Jamie Morris, and he now ranks seventh in rushing yards by a Michigan player, as follows:[1]

Rank Name Attempts Net Yds Yds/Att Touchdowns Long Start End
1 Mike Hart 983 4911 5.0 39 64 2004 2007
2 Anthony Thomas 924 4472 4.8 55 80 1997 2000
3 Jamie Morris 806 4392 5.5 25 68 1984 1987
4 Tyrone Wheatley 688 4178 6.1 47 88 1991 1994
5 Butch Woolfolk 717 3850 5.4 29 92 1978 1981
6 Chris Perry 811 3696 4.6 39 63 2000 2003
7 Rob Lytle 557 3307 5.9 26 75 1973 1976
8 Billy Taylor 587 3072 5.2 30 66 1969 1971
9 Gordon Bell 535 2902 5.4 28 53 1973 1975
10 Tim Biakabutuka 472 2810 6.0 24 60 1993 1995

Lytle was involved in both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.[2][3][4]

After his college career, Lytle spent seven seasons in the NFL with the Broncos. During that time, he rushed for 1,451 yards, caught 61 passes for 562 yards, returned six kickoffs for 99 yards, and scored 14 touchdowns (12 rushing and two receiving). He also scored the only touchdown of the game for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page. Regents of the University of Michigan (2003). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  2. ^ Record Book. University of Michigan & Host Interactive (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  3. ^ Versus Northwestern October 18, 1975. Regents of the University of Michigan (2003). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  4. ^ Versus Stanford September 18, 1976. Regents of the University of Michigan (2003). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.

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