Английская Википедия:Donavan Tate
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox college football player Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
Career
High school career
Tate attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played baseball and American football for Cartersville, and was named a High School All-American in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]
Baseball career
The San Diego Padres selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million signing bonus rather than attend North Carolina.[4] His professional baseball career was limited by injuries. In his first two seasons, he had surgery for a sports hernia, broke his jaw, and sprained a shoulder.[5] He also underwent treatment for substance abuse.[6][7] The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season.[8] He played six seasons in Minor League Baseball, but never played above Class A-Advanced, last playing for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being released by the Dodgers in 2016.[9][10]
College football career
In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a quarterback.[11] On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia.[12]
Personal life
Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate.[13] He is married and has four children.[14]
References
Further reading
External links
- Football recruiting profiles from rivals.com, or scout.com via Wayback Machine
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- ↑ ArizonaVarsity.com – Donavan Tate: Two Sport Star Шаблон:Webarchive. Arizonavarsity.rivals.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2011.
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