Description

• This special limited print featuring Tobin Rote, quarterback great from the 40’s (Rice Institution), 50’s (Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions), and 60’s (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos), is part of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame artwork series by Robert Hurst

Details

• Tobin Rote Jr by Robert Hurst
• Limited edition print
• Printed on high-quality paper your print arrives double matted ready to display or frame. (What are double mats? Click on images to see a sample print with double mats)
• Size with mats 16″ x 20″
• Signed and numbered by the artist
• Edition size 50 with 5 artist’s proofs

Additional Information

• Proceeds benefit the Texas Sports Hall of Fame
• Ships in 1 – 3 days

About the Subject

• TOBIN ROTE. (dec.) San Antonio, TX native. Led SA Harlandale HS to regional titles in 1944 & 1945. Lettered four years at Rice Institute (1946-49). Led Rice to the SWC title in 1949 and a 27-13 victory over North Carolina in the 1950 Cotton Bowl. Was also the SWC javelin champion in 1949 & 1950. Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers (1950-56), Detroit Lions (1957-59), San Diego Chargers (1963-64) & Denver Broncos (1966). Led the Packers in rushing & passing in 1951, 1952 & 1956. Member of the Green Bay Packer HOF. 1957 NFL title game Rote threw 4 TD passes & ran for a TD in a 59-14 victory over Cleveland. Only quarterback to win a title in the NFL (Detroit 1957) and the AFL (San Diego 1963)
• Shown in the picture in his Detroit Lions uniform
• Sports category: professional football, Detroit Lions, NFL
• Art category: art, artwork, prints, posters, signed, autographed art