Remember Rote

      Bobby Layne, and Matthew Stafford are often mentioned when football fans talk about the greatest Detroit Lions Quarterbacks of all time.  Some Lions fans will even bring up former players like Scott Mitchell, Erik Kramer, and Greg Landry.  Rarely does Tobin Rote get credit for being one of the greatest Detroit Lions Quarterbacks of all time.
     Tobin Rote played Quarterback for the Detroit Lions from 1957-1959.  Rote split time at Quarterback with Bobby Layne during the 1957 season, and eventually took over the role when Bobby Layne was injured towards the end of the regular season.  Rote lead Detroit to the 1957 NFL (National Football League) Championship Game where the Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns 59-14.  Detroit traded away an aging Bobby Layne early in the 1958 season partly because the Lions believed in Tobin Rote's ability.  Rote played the game ahead of his time, and was a weapon as a runner.  The Detroit Lions released Tobin Rote following the 1959 NFL season.
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-  Tobin Rote also played Quarterback in the CFL (Canadian Football League) for the Toronto Argonauts.



-  Tobin Rote also played Quarterback in the AFL (American Football League) for the San Diego Chargers.



-  Tobin Rote was born in San Antonio, Texas.



- Tobin Rote died (at the age of 72) in 2000, in Saginaw, Michigan.











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Barry Waved!

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     I was doing some work at a local high school a few months ago when Barry Sanders walked right by me.  I was starstruck, and noticed Sanders right away.  "That's Barry Sanders" is what I said as he walked by, and some of my co-workers were in disbelief.  One person even stated, "That's not Barry Sanders, that's just some guy".  As Barry walked, I called out his name.  I said "Barry" in a way that you would've thought that we knew each other.  Barry looked back, waved, and we all waved back.
     Just about everyone was in acknowledgement by this time that it really was Barry Sanders that walked by us.  A security guard was walking by about a half hour later, so I asked him.  "Was that Barry Sanders that walked by us earlier"?  The guard confirmed what I had already known, and he added that Sanders, Joe Dumars, and Rasheed Wallace all have kids that attend the school, and all three could be seen throughout the campus on a regular basis.
    I grew up watching Barry Sanders, and saw him play once at the Silverdome, during a win over the Bears. Former Lions quarterback Erik Kramer played for Chicago that day.  I use to look forward to seeing the Buccaneers on the schedule, because it seemed like Sanders torched them every time they met.  The coolest part about seeing Barry Sanders was that he waved to us!  
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