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Charlie Tate
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Awards
Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Charles William "Charlie" Tate (February 20, 1919 – June
10, 1996) was an American football player and coach. Tate
served as the head coach of the University of Miami for
six seasons during the 1960s and two games during the
1970 season.
He was born in the small town of Tracy City, Ten-
nessee, and later attended Julia E. Landon High School in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Tate attended the University of Florida in Gainesville,
Florida, where he was a starting fullback for coach Josh
Cody and coach Tom Lieb’s Florida Gators football teams
from 1939 to 1941.[1][2] Memorably, he scored the Gators’
only touchdown in their 7–7 tie of the Auburn Tigers
Sport(s) Football in the first varsity game ever played in the Tigers’ new
Biographical details
Auburn Stadium.[3] Tate graduated from the University
of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1942.
Born February 20, 1919(1919-02-20) Tate was the head football coach of the Miami Hur-
Place of birth Tracy City, Tennessee ricanes football team at the University of Miami in Coral
Gables, Florida, from 1964 to 1970. In six seasons and part
Died June 10, 1996(1996-06-10) (aged 77) of a seventh, he compiled an overall win-loss record of
Place of death Morganton, Georgia 34–27–3. His best season with the Hurricanes came in
1966, when his team went 8–2–1 and won the Liberty
Playing career
Bowl against Virginia Tech. Tate’s departure from Miami
1939–1941 Florida was surrounded by controversy and attracted national
media attention when he abruptly resigned as the Hurri-
Position(s) Fullback
canes’ athletic director and head football coach after the
Coaching career (HC unless noted) second game of the 1970 football season.
Chuck Foreman was Tate’s most famous recruit in the
1951–1955 Miami HS (FL)
1956 Florida (freshmen) late 1960s. When interviewed at the ESPN Club in Orlan-
1957–1963 Georgia Tech (backfield) do, Florida, Foreman, who went on to a great in the NFL
1964–1970 Miami (FL) for the Minnesota Vikings, said of Tate, "He had faith in
1971 New Orleans Saints (offensive backs) me, as a black athlete in the South during that tumultu-
1974 Jacksonville Sharks
ous time, and I will never forget him. He was a great, gen-
Administrative career (AD unless noted) erous man."[4]
He was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
1969–1970 Miami
in 1988.[4] He died in 1996 from complications related to
Head coaching record pneumonia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Overall 34–27–3 (college)
2–6 (WFL)
Bowls 1–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Miami Hurricanes (Independent) (1964–1970)
1964 Miami 4–5–1
1965 Miami 5–4–1
1966 Miami 8–2–1 W Liberty 10 9
1967 Miami 7–4 L Bluebonnet 16
1968 Miami 5–5
1969 Miami 4–6
1970 Miami 1–1
Miami: 34–27–3
Total: 34–27–3
#Rankings from final Coaches’ Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.
Head coaching record External links
• Charlie Tate at the College Football Data Warehouse
College football Persondata
Name Tate, Charlie
References Alternative Tate, Charles William; Tate, Charles W.
[1] 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University names
Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 186 Short de- American college football player, college
(2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. scription football coach, professional football
[2] "#3 Miami: Even Jolly Cholly may have to start coach
smiling now," Sports Illustrated (September 11,
Date of February 20, 1919
1967). Retrieved August 10, 2011.
birth
[3] Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football,
The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, p. 115 Place of Tracy City, Tennessee, United States
(1974). birth
[4] ^ Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees, Charlie Date of June 10, 1996
Tate. Retrieved August 10, 2011. death
• Charlie Tate’s obituary
Place of Morganton, Georgia, United States
death
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