Loren Tate
American sports writer
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Loren Burton Tate is a sports journalist covering the Illinois Fighting Illini. He began working for the News-Gazette in 1966 and retired from most writing in 2017,[4] but continues to write a Sunday column and participate in a radio show.[5] Tate was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1974 and later inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2021.[6]
BornNovember 3, 1931[1]
AlmamaterUniversity of Illinois
OccupationFootball/Basketball sports journalist
Yearsactive1966-present
Loren Tate | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 3, 1931[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Occupation | Football/Basketball sports journalist |
| Years active | 1966-present |
| Employer(s) | Champaign News-Gazette WDWS |
| Spouse(s) | Ilene Gadbury Tate Gasser[2] Lex Tate |
| Children | 4 (3 through Gasser, 1 through Tate)[3] |
