Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame

Benjamin Tate

Benjamin Tate

  • Class
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Benjamin Tate, football (1979-82)
  • Selected First Team All-CIAA in 1982.
  • Ended NCCU career as the school's third-leading career rusher with 2,275 yards (currently sixth).
  • In 1982, became just the second Eagle to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, currently ranking fifth in a single-season with 1,036 ground yards.
  • Broke the school’s single-game record with 215 rushing yards against Bowie State on Oct. 30, 1982 (currently ranks fifth).
  • Team's leading rusher in both 1981 and 1982. Still holds NCCU record for rushing attempts in a game (42 vs. Morgan State, Oct. 16, 1982).
  • Four-year starter at running back, including 1980 CIAA championship team.
  • Selected by the Detroit Lions in the 11th round of the 1983 NFL Draft.





 
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