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* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–present) |
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* Consensus [[All-American]] ([[2009 College Football All-America Team|2009]]) |
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* [[Biletnikoff Award]] (2009) |
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'''Golden H. Tate III''' (born August 2, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He |
'''Golden H. Tate III''' (born August 2, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Notre Dame]], and was recognized as an [[All-American]]. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the [[2010 NFL Draft]]. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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Tate was born in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]]. He is the son of Golden Tate Jr., a former wide receiver at Tennessee State who was the 120th overall pick in the fifth-round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. |
Tate was born in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]]. He is the son of Golden Tate, Jr., a former wide receiver at Tennessee State who was the 120th overall pick in the fifth-round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. He played [[high school football]] for [[Pope John Paul II High School (Hendersonville, Tennessee)|Pope John Paul II High School]]. |
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==Baseball career== |
==Baseball career== |
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==College football career== |
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In the [[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2007 season]] as a freshman, Tate started two games, versus the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]] and [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]]. He totaled six catches for 131 yards and one [[touchdown]] and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 [[kickoff return]]s for the season. |
Tate attended the [[University of Notre Dame]], and played for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football]] team from 2007 to 2009. In the [[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2007 season]] as a freshman, Tate started two games, versus the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]] and [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]]. He totaled six catches for 131 yards and one [[touchdown]] and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 [[kickoff return]]s for the season. |
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In the [[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2008 season]] as a sophomore, Tate started in 12 regular season games with 52 catches for 903 yards and seven touchdowns for a 17.4 yard per catch average. Tate registered 100-yard games against [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] and [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] during the 2008 regular season while being tapped First Team All-Independent by [[Rivals.com]]. Against the [[Hawaii Warriors football|Hawaii Warriors]] in the [[Hawaii Bowl]], he made six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 49-21 victory for the Irish, bringing his season total to 58 catches for 1,080 yards (18.6 yard average) with ten touchdowns. |
In the [[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2008 season]] as a sophomore, Tate started in 12 regular season games with 52 catches for 903 yards and seven touchdowns for a 17.4 yard per catch average. Tate registered 100-yard games against [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] and [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] during the 2008 regular season while being tapped First Team All-Independent by [[Rivals.com]]. Against the [[Hawaii Warriors football|Hawaii Warriors]] in the [[Hawaii Bowl]], he made six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 49-21 victory for the Irish, bringing his season total to 58 catches for 1,080 yards (18.6 yard average) with ten touchdowns. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||
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Golden H. Tate III (born August 2, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Early years
Tate was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He is the son of Golden Tate, Jr., a former wide receiver at Tennessee State who was the 120th overall pick in the fifth-round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He played high school football for Pope John Paul II High School.
Baseball career
Tate was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.[1] Tate did not sign with the Diamondbacks and instead played baseball for the University of Notre Dame. In Tate's freshman year at Notre Dame (2008), he played in 18 games and batted .262 with three doubles and three stolen bases. Tate hit his first home run against Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky in his sophomore year. He finished his sophomore season with a .329 batting average after playing in 55 games.[1] Tate also scored 45 runs his sophomore year which is the third highest by any Notre Dame baseball player.[2]
On June 9, 2010, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round (No. 1518 overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft.
College football career
Tate attended the University of Notre Dame, and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2007 to 2009. In the 2007 season as a freshman, Tate started two games, versus the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans. He totaled six catches for 131 yards and one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kickoff returns for the season.
In the 2008 season as a sophomore, Tate started in 12 regular season games with 52 catches for 903 yards and seven touchdowns for a 17.4 yard per catch average. Tate registered 100-yard games against Michigan, Syracuse, North Carolina and Pittsburgh during the 2008 regular season while being tapped First Team All-Independent by Rivals.com. Against the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl, he made six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 49-21 victory for the Irish, bringing his season total to 58 catches for 1,080 yards (18.6 yard average) with ten touchdowns.
On November 23, 2009, Tate was named as one of the finalists for the Biletnikoff Award along with Texas' Jordan Shipley and Bowling Green's Freddie Barnes. This announcement came three days after Tate broke the single season Notre Dame records for most receptions and receiving yards previously held by former Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija.[3] On December 10, 2009, Tate won the Biletnikoff Award. He accepted the award at the annual college football award show at Disney World.[4]
On December 15, 2009, Tate was named to the AP College Football All-America Team.[5]
Professional football career
Seattle Seahawks
On December 7, 2009, Tate announced that he would forgo his senior year at the University of Notre Dame and declared his eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft.[6]
On April 23, 2010, Tate was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (60th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. On July 28, 2010, Tate signed a four-year deal with the Seahawks worth $3.261 million.[7][8]
Professional statistics
Accurate as of Week 17, 2011
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Season | Team | GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fumble | Lost | |||
2010 | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 0 | 21 | 227 | 10.8 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2011 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 5 | 35 | 382 | 10.9 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Regular season totals | 27 | 5 | 56 | 609 | 10.9 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Golden Tate". thebaseballcube.com.
- ^ NFL Draft – College Baseball 360
- ^ Hansen, Eric (November 23, 2009), "Tate makes Biletnikoff Award cut", South Bend Tribune
- ^ "Notre Dame's Golden Tate wins Biletnikoff Award". CNN. December 10, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4745029/ [dead link]
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Tate leaving the Golden Dome, too". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Seahawks agree to terms with Tate". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 28, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Tate says he and Seahawks have reached deal; team mum". HeraldNet. July 29, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2011.