Bob Tata

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Bob Tata
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1984
Preceded by	Julie Smith
Personal details
Born	( 1930 -01-27) January 27, 1930 Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Martha Jeraldine Morris
Children	Robert, Anthony, Kendall
Residence	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Profession	High school guidance counselor football coach
Committees	Education (chair); Appropriations; Transportation
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	www.delegatebobtata.com
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1956

Robert M. "Bob" Tata (born January 27, 1930) is an American politician. A Republican, he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1984, representing the 85th district in Virginia Beach.^[1]^[2]

Tata announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.^[3]

Early life, education

Tata was born and raised in Detroit, the son of Italian immigrants. He attended the University of Virginia, where he played varsity football and baseball. He was drafted in 1953 by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, but was cut in training camp. He returned to Charlottesville, Virginia to complete his B.S. degree in education and met his future wife, Martha Jeraldine "Jerry" Morris, while doing his student teaching.^[1]^[4]

Tata served in the United States Army 1954–1956. He and his wife then moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where they both took school jobs. Tata later received an M.S. degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Virginia.

Coaching career

Bob Tata
Sport(s)	College football
Current position
Team	The Apprentice School
Conference	Atlantic Central Football Conference
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963	Apprentice
Head coaching record
Overall	3-3-2 (0.375)

Tata spent about 30 years as a teacher and guidance counselor in the Hampton Roads area; he spent a number of those years serving as a football coach at the schools where he worked. At his first stop, Norfolk Catholic High School, his teams were 8-8-1 in the 1956–57 seasons. Bob Tata was the 19th head college football coach for the The Apprentice School Builders located in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for the 1963 season. His coaching record at Apprentice was 3 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 22nd at Apprentice in total wins and 13th at Apprentice in winning percentage (0.375). ^[5]^[6]

In 1965, his only year as head coach at Granby High School, the team went 10-1, losing only the state championship game.^[4]^[7]

He then coached at Norview High School 1967–79, winning six district championships with an overall record of 101-32-2.^[4]^[8]

Family

Jerry Tata taught for 40 years, and served for four years on the Virginia Beach School Board.^[4]

The Tatas had two sons and a daughter. Robert Tata, Jr. attended the United States Naval Academy; he became a captain in the United States Naval Reserve, and a lawyer. Anthony Tata, a West Point graduate, rose to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army. Kendall Tata went to the University of Virginia and James Madison University, and became a Virginia Beach high school teacher and track coach.^[4]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Virginia House of Delegates 2013; Delegate Robert Tata". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
↑ "Re-Elect Bob Tata, Virginia House of Delegates, 85th District". Retrieved 2012-12-10.
↑ Lewis, Bob (2013-04-03). "In Virginia reconvened session, Putney heads august class of retiring lawmakers bidding adieu". The Washington Post (Associated Press). Retrieved 2013-04-11.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Minium, Harry (2006-01-30). "Delegate says he is nearing end of his public life". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
↑ Apprentice Builders coaching records
↑ http://www.dailypress.com/dp-spt-apprentice-football-timeline,0,2713796.htmlstory
↑ Molinaro, Bob (2006-11-23). "A feast from the past. Remember when?". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
↑ "Career coaching records; non-active coaches". VirginiaPreps.com. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

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Members of the Virginia House of Delegates

Speaker of the House: William J. Howell (R)
Majority Leader: Kirk Cox (R)
Minority Leader: David Toscano (D)

Terry Kilgore (R)
Michael Futrell (D)
Will Morefield (R)
Benton Chafin (R)
Israel O'Quinn (R)
Jeffrey Campbell (R)
Nick Rush (R)
Greg Habeeb (R)
Charles Poindexter (R)
Randy Minchew (R)
Sam Rasoul (D)
Joseph Yost (R)
Bob Marshall (R)
Danny Marshall (R)
Todd Gilbert (R)
Leslie Adams (R)
Chris Head (R)
Michael Webert (R)
Terry Austin (R)
Richard Bell (R)
Ron Villanueva (R)
Kathy Byron (R)
Scott Garrett (R)
Ben Cline (R)
Steve Landes (R)

Tony Wilt (R)
Roxann Robinson (R)
Bill Howell (R)
Mark Berg (R)
Ed Scott (R)
Scott Lingamfelter (R)
Tag Greason (R)
Joe T. May (R)
Barbara Comstock (R)
Mark Keam (D)
Ken Plum (D)
David Bulova (D)
Kaye Kory (D)
Vivian Watts (D)
Tim Hugo (R)
Eileen Filler-Corn (D)
Dave Albo (R)
Mark Sickles (D)
Scott Surovell (D)
Rob Krupicka (D)
Charniele Herring (D)
Patrick Hope (D)
Bob Brink (D)
Alfonso Lopez (D)
Jackson Miller (R)

Richard Anderson (R)
Luke Torian (D)
Marcus Simon (D)
Bobby Orrock (R)
Buddy Fowler (R)
Peter Farrell (R)
David Toscano (D)
Rob Bell (R)
Matt Fariss (R)
James E. Edmunds (R)
Tommy Wright (R)
Riley Ingram (R)
Rosalyn Dance (D)
Rick Morris (R)
Lee Ware (R)
Kirk Cox (R)
James LeMunyon (R)
Manoli Loupassi (R)
Betsy B. Carr (D)
Delores McQuinn (D)
Jenn McClellan (D)
Jimmie Massie (R)
John O'Bannon (R)
Joseph Morrissey (D)
Roslyn Tyler (D)

Chris Jones (R)
Lionell Spruill (D)
James Leftwich (R)
Johnny Joannou (D)
Matthew James (D)
Barry Knight (R)
William DeSteph (R)
Chris Stolle (R)
Glenn Davis
Bob Tata (R)
Tom Rust (R)
David Ramadan (R)
Mark Cole (R)
Daun Hester (D)
Algie Howell (D)
Gordon Helsel (R)
Jeion Ward (D)
Montgomery Mason (D)
David Yancey (R)
Mamye BaCote (D)
Brenda Pogge (R)
Chris Peace (R)
Keith Hodges (R)
Margaret Ransone (R)
Vacant

The Apprentice Builders head football coaches

Jim Preas (1919–1921)
A. B. Stoney (1922–1923)
Edward J. Robeson, Jr. (1924–1925)
R. L. Patterson (1926)
E. M. Handy (1927–1928)
F. R. White (1929–1931)
J. B. McArthur (1932)
F. R. White (1933)
W. F. Metts (1934–1937)
W. H. Collier (1938–1939)
Frank Dobson (1940–1948)
Vernon Haynes (1949–1950)
John A. Burns (1951–1952)
Frank Masters (1953)
Frank Marshall (1954–1956)
Gordon Lamkin (1957–1959)
G. R. Heflin (1960–1961)
John A. Burns (1962)
Bob Tata (1963)
H. K. Brown, Jr. (1964)
Romie Hamilton (1965)
J. E. Bradshaw (1966)
W. S. Renn, Jr. (1967–1968)
Winston Siegfried (1969–1970)
J.H. Wilson (1971–1974)
T. G. Yearwood (1975–1976)
Norm Snead (1977–1984)
Phil Janaro (1985–1987)
Norm Snead (1988–1989)
Paul Hoffman (1990–1997)
Aubrey Kelly (1998–2001)
Phil Janaro (2002–2007)
Michael Vite (2008–2011)
Paul Hoffman (2012– )

Persondata
Name	Tata, Robert M.
Alternative names	Bob
Short description	Virginia Politician
Date of birth	1930-01-27
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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