Rodney Tate (born February 14, 1959) is a former American football running back.
Though recruited by home-state Oklahoma he made the unusual choice of going to the University of Texas.
Though frequent injuries kept him off the field, getting only 170 touches over 4 seasons, his explosive speed caught the attention of NFL Scouts.
[4] In track he set the school record, later broken, in the 60 yard dash.
He returned to his home town to run a lawn care business with his brother and then became a football, track and cross-country coach at his old high school, helping them to get to the 2017 state championship game.