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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

4-time Pro Bowler

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

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1951 24 NYG 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
1952 25 NYG LH 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
1953* 26 NYG 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
1954* 27 NYG RH 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
1955* 28 NYG 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
1956* 29 NYG LE 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
1957 30 NYG LE 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
1958 31 NYG LE 12 0 12 244 20.3 3 44 1.0 20.3 244 3 1
1959 32 NYG LE 10 0 25 362 14.5 4 34 2.5 36.2 362 4 0
1960 33 NYG SE 12 0 42 750 17.9 10 71 3.5 62.5 750 10 0
1961 34 NYG LH 14 0 53 805 15.2 7 57 3.8 57.5 805 7 2
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

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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 12 0 2 4 50.0 113 1 25.0 0 0.0 72 28.3 30.8 56.5 9.4 135.4
1953* 26 NYG 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 11 0 2 6 33.3 36 1 16.7 1 16.7 18 6.0 0.2 18.0 3.3 54.9
1955* 28 NYG 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 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 6.2 32.3 1.6 61.2

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 24 NYG 5 0 6 185 0 39 30.8 361
1952 25 NYG LH 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 G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 24 NYG 5 0 1 0 0 0
1952 25 NYG LH 12 0 3 0 0 0
1955* 28 NYG 12 0 1 0 0 0
1957 30 NYG LE 12 0 0 1 0 0
1958 31 NYG LE 12 0 1 0 0 0
1960 33 NYG SE 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961 34 NYG LH 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 121 0 8 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951 24 NYG 5 0 1 6
1952 25 NYG LH 12 0 2 2 24
1953* 26 NYG 9 0 1 5 36
1954* 27 NYG RH 11 0 2 12
1955* 28 NYG 12 0 8 48
1956* 29 NYG LE 12 0 4 24
1957 30 NYG LE 12 0 3 18
1958 31 NYG LE 12 0 3 18
1959 32 NYG LE 10 0 4 24
1960 33 NYG SE 12 0 10 60
1961 34 NYG LH 14 0 7 42
Career 121 0 4 48 312

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 (107)

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 (154)

Receiving Yds/Game

1960 NFL 62.5 (10)

Touchdowns

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

Rushing/Receiving TD

1955 NFL 8 (3)
1960 NFL 10 (8)
Career 52 (166)

Touches

1952 NFL 130 (8)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

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