Bill Wade
American football player and coach (1930–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named William Wade, see William Wade (disambiguation).
William James Wade (October 4, 1930 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered one of the greatest athletes in Nashville and Vanderbilt University history. Wade is a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He is best known for being the starting quarterback on the Chicago Bears' 1963 NFL championship team.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1930-10-04)October 4, 1930 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died: | March 9, 2016(2016-03-09) (aged 85) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville) | ||||||||||||
College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||
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