User:Rick Rote

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I am creating this site so that my two boy Scott (17) and Kyle (15) can learn a little more about our family heritage.

Kyle Rote Sr. Was a Sports Announcer, From 1928-2002, For American Football

First Overall Draft Pick in 1951 Kyle Rote Halfback SMU New York Giants

The Giants won their third NFL Championship in 1956. The year marked their first year playing their home games at Yankee Stadium, and the Giants won the Eastern Division with an 8-3-1 record. In the NFL Championship Game on an icy field against the Chicago Bears, the Giants wore sneakers as they had 22 years previous. They dominated the Bears winning the championship by a score of 47-7. The 1956 Giants featured a number of future Hall of Fame players, including Frank Gifford, Sam Huff and Roosevelt Brown. Equally notable, the team featured as its coordinators future Hall of Fame head coaches Tom Landry (defense) and Vince Lombardi (offense). Combined, both coaches would win 7 NFL championships. Not least of all, those Giants featured Frank Gifford, Kyle Rote, Thomas Conlin, and Pat Summerall, who would go on to highly successful second careers as football announcers.

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This stop would be a turning point of the game. The Giants, which appeared to be all but defeated, suddenly charged back with a 95-yard drive, the key play being Charlie Conerly's pass to Kyle Rote, who after a 62-yard gain fumbles at the Colts' 25, where Alex Webster picks up the ball and runs to the one, culminating with a one-yard touchdown run by Mel Triplett, to make the score 14-10. Then, in short order, the Giants drove again, with quarterback Charley Conerly throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Frank Gifford to take the lead, 17-14. In less than a quarter, the entire momentum had changed, from all Colts to all Giants, and the crowd responded.