D'Wayne L. Bates is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Bates played three seasons with the Chicago Bears and two with the Minnesota Vikings. 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 and still holds a majority of the NU season and career receiving records. He currently teaches history and coaches football and basketball at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois. He has accepted a new position as Athletic Director of LaSalle Peru Township High School. [More at Wikipedia]

December 4th, 1975 in Aiken (Age 48)