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late in the fourth quarter during a running play deep in
Hamilton territory. Pate was critically injured on the play after striking his head on the
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134:
941:
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739:
723:
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269:
951:
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883:
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231:
74:
150:
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165:
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91:
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926:
921:
8:
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111:
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199:. Aged 23 at the time, he never regained consciousness and died three days later.
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in 1975 and as a rookie played 12 regular season games and recovered 1 fumble.
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who died from a critical injury sustained while playing a league game in 1975.
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434:
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731:
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named its sportsmanship and community service award after him: the
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and a member their 1971 National
Championship team. He joined the
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1971 Nebraska
Cornhuskers football—consensus national champions
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913:
195:turf while being blocked by Stampeders fullback
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204:Canadian Football League Players' Association
253:1971 National Champions Nebraska Cornhuskers
122:Career highlights and awards
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179:On October 18, 1975, playing against the
149:(July 21, 1952 – October 21, 1975) was a
168:), Pate was a 3 time letterman with the
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937:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
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273:
228:"Nebraska Football Letterwinners - P"
16:American football player (1952–1975)
13:
14:
968:
947:Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska
512:for Outstanding Community Service
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246:
220:
1:
942:University of Nebraska alumni
213:
957:Accidental deaths in Alberta
7:
932:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
10:
973:
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107:
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97:
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57:
45:
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151:Canadian Football League
58:Place of death
35:Place of birth
509:Tom Pate Memorial Award
208:Tom Pate Memorial Award
166:business administration
46:Date of death
27:Date of birth
952:Sport deaths in Canada
162:University of Nebraska
92:University of Nebraska
164:(where he majored in
263:1975 CFL Record Book
423:Assistant coaches:
234:on February 2, 2017
174:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
112:Hamilton Tiger Cats
23:
160:A graduate of the
69:Career information
21:
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187:, he suffered an
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131:National champion
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230:. Archived from
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62:Calgary, Alberta
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49:October 21, 1975
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324:Maury Damkroger
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39:Omaha, Nebraska
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98:Career history
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455:Bill Thornton
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445:Warren Powers
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409:Keith Wortman
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404:Don Westbrook
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364:Monte Johnson
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344:Willie Harper
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30:July 21, 1952
29:
25:
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875:
435:Monte Kiffin
415:Head coach:
383:
359:Carl Johnson
319:Burton Burns
259:
248:
236:. Retrieved
232:the original
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202:In 1976 the
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146:
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51:(1975-10-21)
18:
927:1975 deaths
922:1952 births
450:Carl Selmer
440:Tom Osborne
425:Mike Corgan
417:Bob Devaney
399:Jerry Tagge
369:Jeff Kinney
339:Rich Glover
334:John Dutton
329:Doug Dumler
197:Rick Galbos
170:Cornhuskers
75:Position(s)
916:Categories
764:Washington
692:McLoughlin
676:McLoughlin
460:Jim Walden
394:Bob Schmit
374:Dave Mason
349:David Humm
314:Joe Blahak
214:References
181:Stampeders
155:linebacker
87:US college
892:Arceneaux
700:Scrivener
564:McEachern
532:Lancaster
379:Bill Olds
103:As player
844:Iannuzzi
828:Chevrier
716:Morreale
668:Brigance
580:Waszczuk
384:Tom Pate
189:aneurysm
147:Tom Pate
64:, Canada
22:Tom Pate
900:Lauther
812:Bratton
772:Stegall
756:McManus
724:Walters
684:Clemons
660:Clemons
652:Barrett
628:Dunigan
620:Pothier
596:Friesen
540:Mueller
185:Calgary
898:2023:
890:2022:
882:2021:
874:2020:
866:2019:
858:2018:
852:Bowman
850:2017:
842:2016:
836:Burris
834:2015:
826:2014:
820:Hebert
818:2013:
810:2012:
802:2011:
796:Lysack
794:2010:
786:2009:
778:2008:
770:2007:
762:2006:
754:2005:
746:2004:
740:Hardin
738:2003:
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618:1988:
612:Arakgi
610:1987:
602:1986:
594:1985:
588:Walker
586:1984:
578:1983:
570:1982:
562:1981:
554:1980:
548:Helton
546:1979:
538:1978:
530:1977:
522:1976:
238:May 2,
153:(CFL)
41:, U.S.
868:Maver
804:Glenn
780:O'Day
748:Miles
732:Frers
708:Taras
644:Laird
604:Crews
572:Boone
556:Coode
503:CFLPA
884:Daly
860:King
788:Hage
636:Hall
524:Reed
240:2012
135:1971
108:1975
506:'s
183:in
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80:LB
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