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American football player and coach (1894–1943) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 14, 1894
Died | August 7, 1943 49) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
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) | |
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.
Tate died unexpectedly on August 7, 1943, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the age of 49.[2]
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 |
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