50 years ago: The Feb. 11, 1971, edition of
The AJT featured an article entitled âAveryâs Tate Stars at ASU.â That little guard who starred at working the ball in to seven-foot-plus center Tommy Burleson at nearby Avery High a couple of years back is now making it big here for Appalachian Stateâs Mountaineers. Heâs Bobby Tate, a mere six feet,155-pounder whose 20 point-effort last Saturday night led the Apps to a 72-68 upset win over Lenoir-Rhyne. Tate hit 8-of-11 shots from the floor in the game, including the winning basket on a twisting underhand layup with 23 seconds to go and the insurance basket with four seconds to go on the fast break after driving the length of the court past three L-R players.