- Rob Lytle
NFL player
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Name=Rob Lytle
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1954|11|12
Birthplace=Fremont, Ohio
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Height_ft=6
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Weight_lbs=196
Position=RB
College=Michigan
DraftedYear=1977
DraftedRound=2 / Pick 45
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years=1977-1983
teams=Denver Broncos
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HOF=Rob Lytle (born
November 12 ,1954 inFremont, Ohio ) is a formerAmerican football running back who played for theDenver Broncos of NFL. He attended theUniversity of Michigan (1973-1976). Lytle was drafted in the second round of the1977 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 behindTony Dorsett and Ricky Bell. Lytle also broke the Michigan career rushing record with 3,307 yards. His record was broken five years later byJamie Morris , and he now ranks seventh in rushing yards by a Michigan player, as follows: [cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page|accessdate=2007-12-06|publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2003]
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