Lars Tate

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Lars Tate
No. 34, 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1966-02-02)February 2, 1966
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died:August 2, 2022(2022-08-02) (aged 56)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:North Central (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Lars Jamel Tate (February 2, 1966 – August 2, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the second round (53rd overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played for the Bucs and Chicago Bears from 1988 to 1990, having earlier played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.[1]

Early life

Tate was born in

1988 NFL Draft.[2] He signed a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year in mid-July that year.[6]

Professional career

Tate made his NFL debut with the Buccaneers on September 4, 1988, at the age of 22, rushing 30 yards in a 41–14 loss against the

training camp before the start of the 1990 season.[10]

Tate signed with the

injured reserve.[12] He consequently became a conditional free agent after the Bears allowed his contract to expire and placed him on their unprotected list.[13][14]

Personal life

After retiring from professional football, Tate returned to school and studied towards a degree in economics. He also went into landscaping with his brother.[15] He became sober three years before his death.[3]

Tate was in a domestic partnership with Kelli Edwards in the three years prior to his death.[3][5] He had three children: Stephan, Lauren, and Donavan.[3][5][11] Donavan was drafted in the first round (third overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and played six years in the minor leagues before injuries derailed his career.[11][16] He then followed in his father's footsteps by briefly playing college football for the Arizona Wildcats as a quarterback.[3][17]

Tate died of cardiac complications on August 2, 2022, at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 56, and had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer one month before his death.[3][5]

Statistics

Tate's stats with the Georgia Bulldogs
Rushing Receiving
YEAR ATT YDS AVG LNG TD NO. YDS AVG LNG TD
1984 114 421 3.7 49 3 3 4 1.3 9 0
1985 105 626 6.0 40 3 2 9 4.5 8 0
1986 188 954 5.1 39 16 22 214 9.7 52 1
1987 208 1,016 4.9 44 14 13 149 11.5 22 0
Totals 615 3,017 4.9 49 36 41 376 9.4 52 1
Source:[18]
Tate's stats in the NFL
Rushing Receiving
YEAR TEAM ATT YDS AVG LNG TD NO. YDS AVG LNG TD
1988 TAM 122 467 3.8 47 7 5 23 4.6 9 1
1989 TAM 167 589 3.5 48 8 11 75 6.8 19 1
1990 CHI 3 5 1.7 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals — 292 1,061 3.6 48 15 16 98 6.1 19 2
Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Lars Tate Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Towers, Chip (August 2, 2022). "Georgia Bulldogs mourn death of football great Lars Tate". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "GEORGIA BULLDOG FOOTBALL 1984". Sports Information Office – Georgia Athletic Dept. – The University of Georgia. 1984. p. 41. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d Weiszer, Marc (August 2, 2022). "Lars Tate, among UGA football top all-time rushers, dies. 'He was a heck of a player'". Athens Banner-Herald. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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  7. ^ a b "Lars Tate 1988 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "November 13, 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 13, 1988. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  9. ^
    St. Petersburg Times. Archived
    from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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  11. ^ a b c "Former Georgia star, NFL RB Lars Tate dies of cancer at 56". Associated Press. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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  16. ^ "Donavan Tate Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Donavan Tate – Football". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Lars Tate College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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