| Bobby Pate | |
| Player Years1: | 1957 |
| Player Team1: | South Georgia JC |
| Player Years2: | 1959 |
| Player Team2: | Presbyterian |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1965–1969 |
| Coach Team1: | Toccoa HS (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1971 |
| Coach Team2: | Norcross HS (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1972–1973 |
| Coach Team3: | Cherokee HS (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1974–1979 |
| Coach Team4: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1981–1984 |
| Coach Team5: | West Georgia |
| Coach Years6: | 1985–1994 |
| Coach Team6: | Hart County HS (GA) |
| Overall Record: | 138–59–3 (high school) 28–15 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 3–1(NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 NCAA Division III (1982) |
Bobby Pate is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at South Georgia State College under then-head coach Bobby Bowden before finishing his career at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.[1] He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1960 NFL draft, as well as by the Boston Patriots in the 1960 American Football League draft.[2]
Pate began his coaching career at several Georgia high schools.[3] He entered the college football ranks as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University from 1974 to 1979.[4]
His first collegiate head coaching job came at the University of West Georgia, where he served from 1981 to 1984.[5] He led West Georgia to the 1982 NCAA Division III National Championship.[6]