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Show J? ' v I X -tf&s; ?. U ' - - . r Rich Tate . . . Stars for Utes Rich Tate: 'Talentd Passer' the fastest defensive secondary men in the Western Athletic Conference. Con-ference. His only prior experience experi-ence in football, however, dates back to his high school days in Denver. Valuable Man Coach Giddings has expressed extreme pleasure about the way Tate has progressed since turning out for practice last spring. "He may turn out to be as valuable on the gridiorn as he was on the basketball floor" according to the coach. It's a long step from the basketball bas-ketball floor in Einar Nielsen f ieldhouse to the turf in U t e Stadium, but versatile Rich Tate has made the jump. By Charlie Zito Chronicle Sports Writer , "Very seldom does a natural athlete of Rich Tate's ability just show up for practice. He has a great pair of hands and he has the speed and is a natural pass defender." With those words Head Coach Mike Giddings praised the talented, tal-ented, defensive halfback. Tate will be covering the ace receivers receiv-ers from the teams on the Redskin Red-skin schedule. With such outstanding out-standing pass catchers as Rich Sheron of Washington State and Phil Dole of BYU, Tate will have more than his work cut out for him. Key Interception The only thing the speedy little lit-tle halfback lacks is experience. Tate's key interception in the Oregon game was one of the key defensive plays of the game. Tate will probably be one of |