Rupert George Pate (September 6, 1917 – May 20, 2014) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for three seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles.
[2] Pate attended Wake Forest College where he was chosen captain of the football team in 1939, made All-State and All-Southern Conference and played in the 1939 Blue-Gray Football Bowl.
He joined the professional Chicago Cardinals team in 1940 and played with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941–1942.
Pate was elected to Goldsboro High School's Hall of Fame in 1989.
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