A. Austin Tate
Tate pictured in Epitome 1934, Lehigh yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1894-02-14)February 14, 1894 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | August 7, 1943(1943-08-07) (aged 49) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1912–1915 | Lehigh |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1922–1926 | Liberty HS (PA) |
1927 | Lehigh (freshman) |
1928–1933 | Lehigh |
1936–1939 | Bloomsburg |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 23–58–4 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Middle Three (1929) | |
Albert Austin "Austy" Tate (February 14, 1894 – August 7, 1943)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1928 to 1933 and at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1939, compiling a career college football record of 23–58–4. Tate was an alumnus of Lehigh, Class of 1917.
Coaching career
Tate served as the 17th head football coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for six seasons, from 1928 until 1933. His record at Lehigh was 18–33–3 ties. He had been the head coach at nearby Bethlehem High School for six seasons, from 1921 to 1926.
Death
Tate died unexpectedly on August 7, 1943, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the age of 49.[2]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1928) | |||||||||
1928 | Lehigh | 3–6 | |||||||
Lehigh Brown and White / Engineers (Middle Three Conference) (1929–1933) | |||||||||
1929 | Lehigh | 4–3–2 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
1930 | Lehigh | 4–5 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
1931 | Lehigh | 3–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
1932 | Lehigh | 2–6–1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
1933 | Lehigh | 2–6 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
Lehigh: | 18–33–3 | 1–9 | |||||||
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
1936 | Bloomsburg | 1–7 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
1937 | Bloomsburg | 3–4 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
1938 | Bloomsburg | 1–6–1 | 0–6–1 | 13th | |||||
1939 | Bloomsburg | 0–8 | 0–7 | 13th | |||||
Bloomsburg: | 5–25–1 | 3–23–1 | |||||||
Total: | 23–58–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Albert A. Tate" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. August 8, 1943. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
External links
- A. Austin Tate at Find a Grave
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