The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL then-head coach Brady Hoke. Bosch did meet with new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, but came away from the meeting pursuing a transfer. Bosch wound up appearing in five Michigan games on the offensive line over the course of two seasons. ROB LYTLE ELECTED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME The late Rob Lytle, a three-year let- terman at running back (1973-76) out of Fremont, Ohio, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation an- nounced Jan. 9. Fifteen All-Americans and two coaches from all levels of col- lege football will officially be inducted at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8 in New York City. A consensus All-American and The Chicago Tribune's Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player in 1976, Lytle gained 1,469 yards as a senior to set a Michigan record and broke the pro- gram's career rushing mark with 3,317 yards. His honors include the John F. Maulbetsch Award (top freshman, 1973) and the Louis B. Hyde Award (team MVP, 1976). He finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting as a se- nior, set a conference record by rushing for 180 yards in just 10 carries against Michigan State and enjoyed a seven- year NFL career with the Denver Bron- cos. "There are a few that have been fighting for No. 41 for a number of years, and the Hall of Fame finally did the right thing," former teammate and Michigan wide receiver Curt Stephen- son said. "Many times I've said he was the best damn football player I ever played with, anywhere, at any level. Few people are made like that man, and few accomplished what he did. "I think you can expect a very strong contingent of Michigan men to be pres- ent at his induction." Lytle's impression has lasted de- cades. Stephenson recalled how former Michigan wide receiver John Kole- sar, also an Ohio native (Westlake), showed up on campus in 1985 and requested to wear No. 41 in honor of one of his heroes. "[Former equipment manager] Jon Falk throws him the No. 40 jersey to wear, but Kolesar tells Falk his favor- ite player growing up was Rob Lytle and he wore No. 41 … asks if he can have the No. 41," Stephenson recalled. "Falk responds, 'You're not Lytle — not close.' "Undaunted, Kolesar approaches Bo Schembechler and tells him Lytle was his favorite player and that he wants No. 41. Bo asks Kolesar what number Falk gave him and he says, 'No. 40.' Bo says, 'That's close enough. Get your butt on the field!'" Lytle scored the only touchdown of the game for the Broncos in a Super Bowl XII loss to Dallas in 1978. He holds the distinction of being the first player to score a touchdown in both the Rose Bowl and the Super Bowl. Lytle passed away Nov. 20, 2010, after suffering a heart attack at a Fre- mont Memorial Hospital in his home- town. He was survived by his wife, Tracy Lytle; his son, Kelly Lytle; and his daughter, Erin Lytle Tober.