.jpg) Tate in 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | August 2, 1988 Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville, Tennessee) | ||||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame (2007–2009) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 2 / pick: 60 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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| Golden Tate | |
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| Port Angeles Lefties | |
| Outfielder | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| debut | |
| June 14, 2022, for the Port Angeles Lefties |
Golden Herman Tate III (born August 2, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2009. Tate was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft. He later played for the Detroit Lions, with whom he made a Pro Bowl appearance. He also played a season for the Philadelphia Eagles and two seasons for the New York Giants. After his football career, Tate played baseball as a center fielder for the Port Angeles Lefties of the West Coast League (WCL) in 2022 after not playing the sport since 2009.