Bobby Pate

Bobby Carl Pate (November 29, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an 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. 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.

Pate began his coaching career at several Georgia high schools. He entered the college football ranks as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University from 1974 to 1979.

His first collegiate head coaching job came at the University of West Georgia, where he served from 1981 to 1984. He led West Georgia to the 1982 NCAA Division III National Championship.

Pate was married to Donna Dejarnette Howe from 1961 until her death on 24 May 2024. He died on 28 September 2024 at LaGrange Heritage Senior Living in LaGrange.

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