Tobin Rote

Tobin Cornelius Rote

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 211 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: January 18, 1928 in San Antonio, TX
Died: June 27, 2000 in Saginaw, MI
College: Rice   (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 79 (415th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

• 6/11 FootballPerspective.com: Were The 49ers Using West Coast Offense Principles in the 1950s?: Entire books have been written about the West Coast Offense. Friend of the program Chris Brown has an excellent primer on some...

• 5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...

• 12/7 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of December 7, 2002: Quarterback Michael Vick‘s shoes are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame called yesterday...

• 11/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by College: Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks....

• 10/31 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 8: My post for the New York Times this week takes a look at the triumvirate of Mike Tannenbaum, Rex Ryan, and Mark Sanchez. Rex Ryan...

• 9/1 FootballPerspective.com: Trivia of the Day – Saturday, September 1st: The past three days, Football Perspective has looked at the best quarterbacks in NFL history. On Wednesday, I explained the methodology...

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