A. Austin Tate

A. Austin Tate
Biographical details
Tate pictured in Epitome 1934, Lehigh yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Born	February 14, 1894 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	August 7, 1943(1943-08-07) (aged 49) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1933	Lehigh
1936–1939	Bloomsburg
Head coaching record
Overall	23–58–4

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 for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for six seasons, from 1928 until 1933. His overall coaching record at Lehigh was 18 wins, 33 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him 12th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and 19th at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage. 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]

References

↑ "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
↑ "Albert A. Tate". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 8, 1943. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks head football coaches

No coach (1884–1891)
John A. Hartwell (1892)
Harmon S. Graves (1893)
William Heffelfinger (1894)
Laurie Bliss (1895)
L. N. Morris (1896)
Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Samuel Huston Thompson (1898–1899)
Walter R. Okeson (1900)
J. W. H. Pollard (1901)
Samuel B. Newton (1902–1905)
Byron W. Dickson (1906–1909)
Howard R. Reiter (1910–1911)
Tom Keady (1912–1920)
Frank Glick (1921)
James A. Baldwin (1922–1924)
Percy L. Wendell (1925–1927)
A. Austin Tate (1928–1933)
Glen Harmeson (1934–1941)
George Hoban (1942)
Leo Prendergast (1943–1945)
William Leckonby (1946–1961)
Mike Cooley (1962–1964)
Frederick Dunlap (1965–1975)
John Whitehead (1976–1985)
Hank Small (1986–1993)
Kevin Higgins (1994–2000)
Pete Lembo (2001–2005)
Andy Coen (2006– )

Bloomsburg Huskies head football coaches

W. H. Detwiler (1892–1893)
A. K. Aldinger (1895–1898)
No team (1899–1900)
A. K. Aldinger (1901–1905)
No team (1906)
B. F. Bryant (1907–1908)
George Harry (1909)
Charles Albert (1910)
John W. Weimer (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Thomas W. Pownall (1919)
Raymond Deidrick (1920)
George Mead (1921–1924)
Alfred K. Jackson (1925)
Thornley Booth (1926–1931)
George Buchheit (1932–1935)
A. Austin Tate (1936–1939)
George Buchheit (1940–1941)
No team (1942–1943)
Frank Kostos (1944)
George Buchheit (1945)
John A. Hoch (1946)
Robert B. Redman (1947–1951)
Jack Yohe (1952–1956)
Walter R. Blair (1957–1963)
Russell E. Houk (1964–1967)
Jerry Densdorff (1968–1970)
Bill Sproule (1971–1975)
Ron Puhl (1976–1979)
Clark Boler (1980–1981)
George Landis (1982–1985)
Pete Adrian (1986–1992)
Danny Hale (1993–2012)
Paul Darragh (2013– )

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