Tobin Rote

Tobin Rote

Rote on a 1952 Bowman football card
No. 38, 18, 11
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1928-01-18)January 18, 1928 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died:	June 27, 2000(2000-06-27) (aged 72) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Harlandale (San Antonio)
College:	Rice
NFL draft:	1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1950–1956) Detroit Lions (1957–1959) Toronto Argonauts (1960–1962) San Diego Chargers (1963–1964) Denver Broncos (1966)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1957) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1955, 1956) Pro Bowl (1956) NFL passing yards leader (1956) 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1955, 1956) NFL passer rating leader (1952) Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame AFL champion (1963) AFL MVP (1963) AFL All-Star (1963)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 2,907 Passing completions: 1,329 Completion percentage: 45.7% TD–INT: 148–191 Passing yards: 18,850 Passer rating: 56.8
Career CFL statistics
Passing attempts: 1,187 Passing completions: 663 Completion percentage: 55.9% TD–INT: 66–58 Passing yards: 9,872
Player stats at PFR

Tobin Cornelius Rote (January 18, 1928 – June 27, 2000) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL).^[1] He played college football for the Rice Owls.