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Rob Lytle
Photo: Gordon M. Tucker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Michigan, 1973–⁠76

Rob Lytle

Lettered 1974–⁠76 (school media guide)

Born
Nov 12, 1954, in Fremont, Ohio
Died
Nov 20, 2010, in Fremont, Ohio

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Rob Lytle played running back at Michigan (1973–⁠76). He finished third in the 1976 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1976. The Denver Broncos took Lytle in round 2, No. 45 overall in the 1977 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Best season
1976
Consensus All-American, Chicago Tribune Silver Football and 1 more
Heisman vote
3rd
In the 1976 vote
Drafted
No. 45
Round 2, 1977 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1973, 1974 and 1976

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

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