Miles pays tribute to Lytle
Les Miles pays tribute to the great Rob Lytle. Thought this was interesting. Don't be too harsh since its my first time. Long time reader of the blog.
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2015/09/lsu_les_miles_pays_tribute_to…
September 16th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
One of my favorite UM players (kinda dusty in here).
September 16th, 2015 at 4:50 PM ^
Thanks, OP.
upvoted for having an account for 5 years an just now popping your cherry
September 16th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
I fnished JUB's Endzone the other day and am hungry for more U-M football reading. I downloaded his son Kelly Lytle's biography of his dad and am about to dive into that. It's called "To Dad, From Kelly".
I remember Rob well from my early days as a fan. We used to sit in Section 17 about 2/3 of the way up. There was a row of guys in front of us who yelled "Heeeeyyyyyy, LYTLE!!!!" every time he touched the ball. We were fortunate to hear this a lot!
September 16th, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^
Kelly sent me a free signed copy of the book because I sent him video clips of Rob which he apparently played at the funeral. He's a really nice guy.
I still can't believe Rob is gone. He was way too young.
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September 16th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
One of my favorites as a kid.
Obligatory photos - note the uniform and the helmet stickers:
September 16th, 2015 at 6:53 PM ^
classic first picture, but I didn't recognize the 2nd one until I found this:
...which should be familiar to the gamers among us. What a cover!
But since I found another of my favorite Lytle photos, here's Lytle wearing the home Maize-and-Blue, along with that famous battle-scarred helmet of his:
Last but not least, thanks to Les Miles for paying tribute to one of his greatest teammates, one of the Greatest of The Wolverines, Rob Lytle.
Just a quick thought---in this day-and-age, wouldn't Lytle be accurately referred to as 'RMFL' ?
September 16th, 2015 at 5:14 PM ^
You don't need to post the "go easy on me, it's my first time" disclaimer when you start a logical thread with an appropriate title, bro.
September 16th, 2015 at 5:11 PM ^
Rob Lytle is from my dad's hometown, Fremont, Ohio. I met him multiple times while visiting my family back there. He was a huge part of that community and seemed like a great guy
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September 16th, 2015 at 11:30 PM ^
the Raiders DB who dislocated his shoulder Sunday...
September 16th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
"Bo loved a guy who would fight you from the first minute to the last and that was Rob Lytle."
September 16th, 2015 at 11:26 PM ^
That also sounds like a description of this fellow:
September 17th, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^
Yeah, Harbaugh may not have been the most physically gifted QB to ever come through Michigan, but he was definitely the scrapiest. As I've always said whenever the "best Michigan QB" threads come up from time-to-time, if I had one game I had to win, the guy I'd want under center would be Jim Harbaugh.
September 16th, 2015 at 5:56 PM ^
Thanks for a great job for your first OP.
Lytle was one of the all-time best competitors.
September 16th, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^
Proud as hell to say i'm related to him. The boys from Ireland will knock you on your ass everytime. HAIL LYTLE
September 16th, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^
LYTLE! Section 18 Row 55 or so.
My formative years.
September 16th, 2015 at 7:10 PM ^
That is awesome. I will always have a soft spot for Miles.
September 16th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^
One of my all time favorites! Thanks for posting!
September 16th, 2015 at 7:38 PM ^
I knew Rob in college, though had not been in touch with him since then. Very unassuming, very nice guy. Helluva football player.
I was sad to learn of his early passing and the health issues he had to deal with in his later years.
September 16th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
Thanks for letting people down that way know about Lytle Les. Since being a Lions fan never paid off I rooted for the Broncos back when Rob was with them. My biggest regret those days was Lytle never getting that Super Bowl ring.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
One of the guys from the 70s I really would have liked to see play. Didn't he convert to fullback and still finish in the Heisman voting?
September 16th, 2015 at 11:14 PM ^
I went over to the stadium to watch. Turned out my high school coach was sitting just a few rows down from me, so I went to say hi. We were talking and he asked me who some of the standouts for the team were likely to be in the fall (he was an ND grad--I think he was scouting...). Just as he finished his question, Lytle broke a long run down the sideline. "That guy", I said, and pointed. "Rob Lytle."
September 17th, 2015 at 1:42 AM ^
Good previous comments, just going off memory. But I do remember Rob moving to fullback in 74 or 75 seems like Harlan Huckleby? Took over at TB, but Lytle ran against Iowa for 170 yds on 10 carries, tough n fast. He would have been RMFL now day.
I forgot his helmut that always looked like it was tested in a cement mixer, and Lytle got those yards against Iowa as a maybe 170# fb with Huckelby as primary ball carrier that year. Lytle was just a bad ass. Not suprised Bo loved him, Toby Gerhart againbst notre dame closest I seen
September 17th, 2015 at 12:10 AM ^
Some idiots discredit Miles and do not appreciate his true love for Michigan. It is a true love from his heart that is far deeper than LSU. He would have crawled to Michigan to take the job 7 years ago if it were properly presented. Imagine how the last 7 years would have been great
September 17th, 2015 at 8:17 AM ^
It makes me feel pretty stabby. Miles was the logical successor to Carr and he would have led us to at least one NC in the last 7 years. Probably 2.
September 17th, 2015 at 6:06 PM ^
I totally agree with you. I think the Carr backers, and Carr himself have received very little blame for the dark years. Miles was blackballed, and Rich-Rod never got the support he deserved. I'm old enough to remember how Carr got his job, and I wish Coach Moeller had just stayed home that night.
September 17th, 2015 at 1:18 PM ^
It makes me feel bad that Miles most likely will never obtain his dream job.
September 17th, 2015 at 12:27 AM ^
Miles should come back to UM and coach with Harbaugh.
September 17th, 2015 at 3:22 AM ^
Lyle was one of the greatest to ever wear the Maize and Blue. I remember the 'Goooo, LYTLE!' cheers as well. I thought it was against Wisconsin where Bo put him back at tailback for a play, after being moved to fullback, as if to 'throw him a bone', and he broke it for an 80 yard TD. Once Lytle broke free, you weren't going to catch him.
We Michigan fans were so spoiled in those years. Those 70's teams were the greatest, especially those Leach and Lytle years.
September 17th, 2015 at 6:34 AM ^
I was a frightened freshperson (term used by UM in those days) from Ohio in the fall of 1976. I had no idea who Rob Lytle was when I arrived. Seeing that guy from Ohio leading that unbelievable team ( Rick Leach was on the cover of SI and that cover was on every door in the dorm!) made me feel like it was going to not just be ok but great!