D'Wayne Bates
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 4, 1975 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Aiken, South Carolina | ||||||||
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| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 80 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,061 |
| Touchdowns: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
D'Wayne L. Bates (born December 4, 1975 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Bates played three seasons with the Chicago Bears (1999-2001) and two with the Minnesota Vikings (2002-2003). Bates is best known for his achievements as a collegiate player at Northwestern University where he played for Big Ten Championship teams in 1995 and 1996. Bates was a two-time First-Team All-Big Ten performer (1996 and 1998) and still holds a majority of the NU season and career receiving records.
He is currently the athletic director at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois.
D'Wayne Bates was raised on a farm by a single mother in Jackson, South Carolina. He attended Silver Bluff High School where he was a highly touted, two-sport athlete in high school, excelling in baseball and football. As an outfielder, Bates was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays organization in the 53rd round of the June 1994 Major League Baseball draft. On the gridiron, Bates was an option quarterback (and free safety on defense) and was a teammate of former NFL strong safety Corey Chavous. Bates, The South Carolina State Player of the Year, Bates drew attention from ACC and SEC schools, such as NC State and Georgia. However, as National Signing Day drew closer Bates reconsidered a scholarship offered by Northwestern coach Gary Barnett. Although Northwestern was the last school that recruited him, Bates took the opportunity to leave the South to play football for the Northwestern Wildcats.
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