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Kyle Rote

William Kyle Rote

Position: E-HB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1927 in Bellevue, TX
College: SMU

Career AV: 53 (1204th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1951 24 NYG 44 5 0 8 62 7.8 0 18 1.6 12.4 21 114 1 31 5.4 22.8 4.2 176 1 1 1
1952 25 NYG LH 44 12 0 21 240 11.4 2 26 1.8 20.0 103 421 2 52 4.1 35.1 8.6 661 4 3 6
1953* 26 NYG 44 9 0 26 440 16.9 5 75 2.9 48.9 63 213 1 18 3.4 23.7 7.0 653 6 0 3
1954* 27 NYG RH 44 11 0 29 551 19.0 2 63 2.6 50.1 30 59 0 14 2.0 5.4 2.7 610 2 0 10
1955* 28 NYG 44 12 0 31 580 18.7 8 71 2.6 48.3 10 46 0 14 4.6 3.8 0.8 626 8 1 3
1956* 29 NYG LE 44 12 0 28 405 14.5 4 31 2.3 33.8 3 5 0 3 1.7 0.4 0.3 410 4 0 12
1957 30 NYG LE 44 12 0 25 358 14.3 3 33 2.1 29.8 1 13 0 13 13.0 1.1 0.1 371 3 0 6
1958 31 NYG LE 44 12 0 12 244 20.3 3 44 1.0 20.3 244 3 1 5
1959 32 NYG LE 44 10 0 25 362 14.5 4 34 2.5 36.2 362 4 0 6
1960 33 NYG SE 44 12 0 42 750 17.9 10 71 3.5 62.5 750 10 0 6
1961 34 NYG LH 44 14 0 53 805 15.2 7 57 3.8 57.5 805 7 2 6
Career 121 0 300 4797 16.0 48 75 2.5 39.6 231 871 4 52 3.8 7.2 1.9 5668 52 8 64

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1952 25 NYG LH 44 12 0 2 4 50.0 113 1 25.0 0 0.0 72 28.3 33.3 56.5 9.4 135.4
1953* 26 NYG 44 9 0 2 8 25.0 45 0 0.0 1 12.5 23 5.6 0.0 22.5 5.0 10.9
1954* 27 NYG RH 44 11 0 2 6 33.3 36 1 16.7 1 16.7 18 6.0 1.8 18.0 3.3 54.9
1955* 28 NYG 44 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1956* 29 NYG LE 44 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 121 0 6 20 30.0 194 2 10.0 2 10.0 72 9.7 7.2 32.3 1.6 61.2

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 24 NYG 44 5 0 6 185 0 39 30.8 361
1952 25 NYG LH 44 12 0 6 110 0 26 18.3 771
Career 121 0 12 295 0 39 24.6 5963

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 24 NYG 44 5 0 1 0 0 0
1952 25 NYG LH 44 12 0 3 0 0 0
1955* 28 NYG 44 12 0 1 0 0 0
1957 30 NYG LE 44 12 0 0 1 0 0
1958 31 NYG LE 44 12 0 1 0 0 0
1960 33 NYG SE 44 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961 34 NYG LH 44 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 121 0 8 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951 24 NYG 44 5 0 1 1 6
1952 25 NYG LH 44 12 0 2 2 4 24
1953* 26 NYG 44 9 0 1 5 6 36
1954* 27 NYG RH 44 11 0 2 2 12
1955* 28 NYG 44 12 0 8 8 48
1956* 29 NYG LE 44 12 0 4 4 24
1957 30 NYG LE 44 12 0 3 3 18
1958 31 NYG LE 44 12 0 3 3 18
1959 32 NYG LE 44 10 0 4 4 24
1960 33 NYG SE 44 12 0 10 10 60
1961 34 NYG LH 44 14 0 7 7 42
Career 121 0 4 48 52 312

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Howard Twilley, Freddie Mitchell, Paul Johns, Roy Jefferson, Patrick Crayton, John Carson, Torrance Small, Reggie Rucker, Al Denson, Aaron Cox
4 Roy Jefferson, John Carson, Dave Logan, Eddie Kennison, Michael Haynes, Marcus Robinson, Reggie Rucker, David Givens, Robert Clark, Justin McCareins
5 Eddie Kennison, Keenan McCardell, Marcus Robinson, Elbert Dubenion, Mark Ingram, Dokie Williams, Jerry Porter, Michael Jenkins, Reidel Anthony, Bobby Engram
6 Gene Washington, Keenan McCardell, Marty Booker, Dave Logan, Justin McCareins, Curtis Conway, Koren Robinson, Amani Toomer, Nate Burleson, Terance Mathis
7 Eddie Kennison, Curtis Conway, Marty Booker, Alvin Harper, Randy Vataha, Glenn Doughty, Bobby Joe Conrad, Ashley Lelie, Dave Logan, Homer Jones
8 Curtis Conway, Marty Booker, Charlie Joiner*, Flipper Anderson, Dave Logan, Drew Bennett, Bobby Joe Conrad, Peerless Price, Kevin House, Glenn Doughty
9 Charlie Joiner*, Marty Booker, Bobby Joe Conrad, Ron Jessie, Mike Quick, Tim McGee, Leon Hart, Peerless Price, Quinn Early, Pete Brewster
10 Marty Booker, Bobby Walston, Charlie Joiner*, Bobby Joe Conrad, Quinn Early, Johnny Morris, Jeff Graham, Leon Hart, Carroll Dale, Ron Jessie
11 Bobby Joe Conrad, Willie Gault, Bobby Walston, Red Phillips, Marty Booker, Charlie Joiner*, Frank Lewis, Jeff Graham, Johnny Morris, Irving Fryar
Career Red Phillips, Marty Booker, Willie Gault, Jeff Graham, Bobby Joe Conrad, Johnny Morris, Bobby Walston, Dave Parks, Ahmad Rashad, Bob Chandler

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1953
1954
1955
1956

Long Pass

1952 NFL 72 (8)

Rushing Att

1952 NFL 103 (7)

Rushing Yds

1952 NFL 421 (7)

Yds/Rushing Att

1952 NFL 4.1 (9)

Rushing Yds/Game

1952 NFL 35.1 (9)

Receptions

1960 NFL 42 (10)
1961 NFL 53 (8)

Receiving Yds

1955 NFL 580 (10)
1960 NFL 750 (10)

Receiving TD

1953 NFL 5 (8)
1955 NFL 8 (2)
1960 NFL 10 (3)
1961 NFL 7 (10)
Career 48 (111)

Long Reception

1953 NFL 75 (6)
1955 NFL 71 (10)
1960 NFL 71 (7)

Yds/Reception

1953 NFL 16.9 (9)
1954 NFL 19.0 (5)
1955 NFL 18.7 (4)
Career 16.0 (157)

Receiving Yds/Game

1960 NFL 62.5 (10)

Touchdowns

1955 NFL 8 (3)
1960 NFL 10 (8)
Career 52 (182)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1955 NFL 8 (3)
1960 NFL 10 (8)
Career 52 (174)

Touches

1952 NFL 130 (8)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1955Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1956Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1960Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL