ATHENS, Ga. -- Lars Tate, part of a long line of Georgia running back greats who went on to play three seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Chicago, has died, the school announced Tuesday. He was 56.
Tate died late Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida, about a month after being diagnosed with throat cancer, his son, Donavan Tate, told the Athens Benner-Herald.
Tate led the Bulldogs in rushing in 1986 and '87, finishing his college career with 3,107 yards -- the sixth-most in school history. Herschel Walker and Nick Chubb were the only Georgia backs with more carries than Tate's 615 from 1984-87.