A. Austin Tate Explained

A. Austin Tate
Birth Date:14 February 1894
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Years1:1912–1915
Player Team1:Lehigh
Player Positions:Tackle
Coach Years1:1922–1926
Coach Team1:Liberty HS (PA)
Coach Years2:1927
Coach Team2:Lehigh (freshman)
Coach Years3:1928–1933
Coach Team3:Lehigh
Coach Years4:1936–1939
Coach Team4:Bloomsburg
Overall Record:23–58–4 (college)
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 . . December 13, 2011.
  2. News: Albert A. Tate . . . August 8, 1943 . January 23, 2011.