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  Kyle Rote
Rote died from cardiopulmonary complications at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, following emergency surgery a week ago.
Rote lettered at SMU from 1948-50 and shared the same backfield with Doak Walker.
A lifetime friend of SMU Athletics, Rote was also a founding member of the Doak Walker Associates.
www.texasbob.com /fb_kylerote.html   (208 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Former N.Y. Giants favorite Kyle Rote dead at 74 - Thursday August 15, 2002 05:09 PM
Rote, an All-American at Southern Methodist and the No. 1 pick in the 1951 NFL Draft, later was the first president of the NFL Players Association.
Before Kyle hurt his knee, he was as powerful a runner as Webster was and as smooth a runner and as good a receiver as Gifford was.
Rote caught 300 passes for 4,797 yards, a 16-yard average, and 48 touchdowns.
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 Kyle Rote, Jr. Interview
Rote says that he understands the social pressures that are ever present in the life of a pro athlete.
Rote, who once took a year off from sports in 1980 to work with Mother Teresa to fight world hunger, believes that television itself has supplanted the influences of family, religion, and government in shaping the values of society.
Kyle Rote Jr.'s days as a pro athlete may be over, but he is still very much in the game.
www.nasl.com /articles/new/kyle_rote_jr_interview.htm   (0 words)

  
 Giants.com
Until Kyle hurt his knee, he was as powerful a runner as Webster was and as smooth a runner and as good a receiver as Gifford was.
Rote was a running back when he joined the Giants but was moved to wide receiver after suffering the injury during a practice session on a high school field.
Rote is survived by his third wife, Betty, and four children: Kyle Rote Jr., Gary, Chris and Elizabeth.
giants.com /games/index.cfm?cont_id=121341   (1305 words)

  
 Kyle Rote, Jr. Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rote says that he understands the social pressures that are ever present in the life of a pro athlete.
Rote, who once took a year off from sports in 1980 to work with Mother Teresa to fight world hunger, believes that television itself has supplanted the influences of family, religion, and government in shaping the values of society.
Kyle Rote Jr.'s days as a pro athlete may be over, but he is still very much in the game.
www.decatursports.com /articles/kyle_rote_jr_interview.htm   (3099 words)

  
 The 1946 Texas High School Football State Championship Game
It was the waning seconds of that period that Byron (Santone) Townsend twisted across for an Odessa touchdown and Rote hurled the long payoff pass.
Kyle had only a fairly good day running until Billy Moorman smothered him for an eighteen yard loss as he faded back to try a pass on the next to last play of the game.
Sonny Payne, who caught Rotes 56-yard pass for a touchdown in the second quarter felt a bit bad about the onside kick which was covered by Odessa's Bobby Moorman on the Jefferson 42.
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 Kyle Rote, Jr. - Book Keynote Speaker Kyle Rote, Jr. from Speak Inc for your next event!
Rote is dedicated to helping the youth of our nation develop their unique abilities and potential.
Kyle currently maintains an extensive speaking and broadcasting schedule in addition to being the CEO of Athletic resource Management, Inc., a successful sports agency that represents some 40 pro athletes.
Rote’s speaking presentations feature insights and stories gained through his time in Calcutta with Mother Teresa, his time on the soccer field throughout the world and his time in the broadcast booth as an announcer.
www.speakinc.com /keynote-speakers/kyle-rote-jr   (234 words)

  
 Rote — Infoplease.com
To learn by rote is to learn by turning words round and round in the memory as a wheel.
Kyle Rote 2002 Deaths - Kyle Rote Age: 73 All-American back at SMU, who went on to become a star receiver and popular...
Rote - Rote To learn by rote is to learn by turning words round and round in the memory as a wheel.
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/rote.html   (203 words)

  
 rote - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Thanks for the Memories: Rote is right.(National Spelling Bee is won by a home-schooled student)
Rote memorization of facts works for some children.
Emdaneva Ban.1993.Learning Koran by rote at the khaleva (koranic school) of Sheikh Mohammad Badr.
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 National Football Foundation
A thrilling ball-carrier, Rote was first vaulted into the national spotlight when he replaced legendary Doak Walker due to injury against an undefeated Notre Dame squad in 1949.
Despite falling to the Irish, 27-20, Rote scored all 20 points, ran for 115 yards, passed for another 146 and averaged 48 yards per punt.
Upon professional retirement, Rote held the franchise records with 300 receptions for 4,797 yards and still holds the record withy 48 touchdown receptions.
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 ESPN Classic - Popular Giant Rote dies at 73
Kyle Rote, one of the most popular players in New York Giants history, has died at 73.
Kyle Rote was the No. 1 pick in the 1951 NFL draft.
Besides his third wife and Kyle Rote Jr., he is survived by three other children from his first marriage: Gary, Chris and Elizabeth.
espn.go.com /classic/obit/s/2002/0815/1418391.html   (738 words)

  
 2008 AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
Rote became a household name, when in 1949, he rushed for 115 yards and completed 10 passes for 146 yards in a 27-20 loss to national champion Notre Dame.
Rote, who was filling in for an injured Walker, nearly led SMU, a 28-point underdog, to a huge upset.
Rote died of complications from pneumonia at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, where he was admitted Aug. 4 for emergency hernia surgery.
www.attcottonbowl.com /news_room/releases.php?uid=19   (348 words)

  
 Sports: Popular Ex-Giant Rote dead at age 73
Kyle Rote, one of the most popular players in Giants history, died at 73.
Rote Jr., a former professional soccer player who is an agent, said his father was a longtime smoker who battled emphysema.
Rote, an All-American at Southern Methodist and the No. 1 pick in the 1951 NFL draft, became the first president of the NFL Players Association.
www.sptimes.com /2002/08/16/news_pf/Sports/Popular_Ex_Giant_Rote.shtml   (493 words)

  
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On the scroll of Cotton Bowl immortals, deep and indelible, are the names of Doak Walker and Kyle Rote.
Before the half was over, Kyle Rote quick-kicked for 84 yards to the Oregon 12.
Rote, McKissack and Page riddled the Oregon line and swept the ends on reverses down in the Oregon 36.
www.wwltv.com /sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/cottonbowl/history/1949.html   (0 words)

  
 Kyle Rote Bio - Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kyle is also the only American born player to ever win a major professional soccer league Scoring Championship.
Kyle currently maintains an extensive speaking and broadcasting schedule in addition to being an active owner of Athletic Resource Management, Inc., a diverse financial services company and sports agency.
Kyle, his wife Mary Lynne, and their four children live in Memphis, Tennessee where they are involved in many sports and civic activities.
premierespeakers.com /kyle_rote/bio   (384 words)

  
 Kyle Rote Dies at 73 - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - Kyle Rote, a star receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League during the 1950s and early 1960s, has died at age 73, the team said on Thursday.
Born on Oct. 27, 1928, Rote was an All American at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Texas and was the No. 1 pick in the 1951 NFL draft.
The Giants said Rote was a long-time smoker and had suffered from emphysema in recent years.
www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?p=71658   (274 words)

  
 NFL.com: New York Giants Team News - Ever-popular Rote passes away   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rote died at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, hospital spokeswomen Jill Bloom said.
He joined the team as a lightning-quick halfback, but was moved to receiver after tearing a ligament in his knee during a preseason practice.
"Kyle Rote was one of the smartest football men of that era," former Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle said.
www.nfl.com /ce/multi/0,3783,5611068,00.html   (617 words)

  
 Kyle Rote Jr.       Capitol City Speakers Bureau
As the only American born player to ever win a major professional soccer league scoring championship, Kyle represented the United States in international competition for four years.
Kyle was the champion of the popular nationally televised Superstars competition in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
Kyle has been the principal in five films and is the author of Complete Book of Soccer and Beyond the Goal.
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 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
And that's not all; Kyle also found time to break the Conference record in the Javelin and qualify for the Nationals.
Following graduation, Rote became the number one draft pick in the Professional Soccer League chosen by the Dallas team owned by Lamar Hunt in 1972.
In 1984, he melded his experience as one of the country's top athletes with his financial management and marketing skills to found Athletic Resource Management, Inc. He also maintains an interest in civic and sporting activities, but has a special commitment to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and to the battle against worldwide hunger.
tshf.net /inductees/rote.html   (324 words)

  
 Rocky Mountain News: Other Sports
Rote, the son of a football legend, was captain of his basketball and baseball teams and starred at quarterback and safety in football in high school in Dallas.
After playing one year of football at Oklahoma State, Rote transferred to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., where, as a paying student, he switched to soccer, considered a secondary sport.
Rote was a first-round draft pick of the North American Soccer League's Dallas Tornado in 1973 and, in the league's early days, he was considered the "Great American Hope."
www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/other_sports/article/0,1299,DRMN_42_4320152,00.html   (651 words)

  
 SMUMUSTANGS.COM :: THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SMU ATHLETICS
In 1951, SMU legend Kyle Rote did something no other SMU player has done in history when he became the first overall pick in the NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
With Walker injured, Rote rushed for 115 yards and completed 10 passes for 146 yards, scoring all of the Mustangs' points in a 27-20 loss.
He was a great athlete and an even better man. His son, Kyle Rote, Jr., the former pro soccer star, offered some interesting perspective on his father's life.
smumustangs.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/greatest-moments-44.html   (778 words)

  
 LoneStarICON.com |
Rote accounted for one of three SMU scores in the 21-6 triumph on a 14-yard sprint with a lateral from a pass receiver.
But Rote broke loose for 35 yards to the Arkansas eight and bulled his way across the goal line to cut the Hogs’ lead to five points.
Rote, the Heisman runner-up, was the bright spot with 762 rushing yards on 152 attempts, a dozen touchdowns and 35 yards per punt.
www.lonestaricon.com /2005/Columns/2004/haile48.htm   (836 words)

  
 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
And that's not all; Kyle also found time to break the Conference record in the Javelin and qualify for the Nationals.
Following graduation, Rote became the number one draft pick in the Professional Soccer League chosen by the Dallas team owned by Lamar Hunt in 1972.
In 1984, he melded his experience as one of the country's top athletes with his financial management and marketing skills to found Athletic Resource Management, Inc. He also maintains an interest in civic and sporting activities, but has a special commitment to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and to the battle against worldwide hunger.
www.tshf.net /inductees/rote.html   (324 words)

  
 Great Soccer Players
Kyle started out as a football player at Oklahoma State.
Kyle loved playing soccer and was glad he made the switch from football to soccer.
He was still a great soccer star when he was 50.
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 Giants.com
In the days when he was coming out of college (1951) we had what they called a bonus first pick.
And Steve Owen sent Kyle Rote out there to scout the game.
But more than that, Kyle Rote was nice to everybody and good to everybody and a great friend.
www.giants.com /games/index.cfm?cont_id=121308   (1044 words)

  
 National Football Foundation
A thrilling ball-carrier, Rote was first vaulted into the national spotlight when he replaced legendary Doak Walker due to injury against an undefeated Notre Dame squad in 1949.
Despite falling to the Irish, 27-20, Rote scored all 20 points, ran for 115 yards, passed for another 146 and averaged 48 yards per punt.
Upon professional retirement, Rote held the franchise records with 300 receptions for 4,797 yards and still holds the record withy 48 touchdown receptions.
footballfoundation.com /news.php?id=93   (358 words)

  
 JS Online: Rote family tree branches out
Rock Rote winces a bit when he recalls the cacophonous "clank" of a basketball hitting the rim, emanating from his driveway well into the night.
Her grandfather, Tobin Rote, was a star quarterback for the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers.
Tobin's cousin, Kyle Rote, was a star halfback for the New York Giants, and Kyle's son, Kyle Jr., made a name for himself as the star of the United States soccer team.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=6540&format=print   (684 words)

  
 Pizza Hut Park > The Soccer Park > Texans Credit Union Walk of Fame > Kyle Rote, Jr.
While many were watching the NASL’s international stars, Kyle was proving that Americans could play the game too.
In 1973, he was the scoring leader with 30 goals.
He was equally famous for his domination of the TV “Superstars” show, consistently topping athletes from other sports.
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 2/1/2002 - Sewanee's Kyle Rote Jr. Inducted into Hall of Fame - Sports - Chattanoogan.com
He was the first collegian from Tennessee to represent the United States on the U.S. National Team in soccer and also received Sewanee's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award in 1986.
Rote and his high school friends started the soccer program at their school without a coach and proceeded to be the best team in the area, beating the well established prep schools in a summer league - the Dallas Independent Soccer League (DISL), with Rote serving as League Commissioner.
According to Rote, the team name was derived for two reasons.
www.chattanoogan.com /articles/article_17446.asp   (840 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kyle Rote
In college, Rote played behind Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker at Southern Methodist University in 1948 and 1949.
When Walker was forced to miss the 1949 game against Notre Dame because of an injury, Rote replaced him as tailback in SMU's single wing and turned in a great triple-threat performance despite a 27-20 loss.
After Walker graduated, Rote became a starter in 1950 and was a consensus All-American.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kyle_Rote   (326 words)

  
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