Dewey Wade
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Dewey Wade was a NCAA football player and coach, and a player for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Biography
Wade went to school at Omaha North High School, where he was on the state football champion team in 1948, and the city champion football teams of 1949 and 1950. In 1950 he won the honors of joining the All-City and All-State teams, as well as lettering in football, wrestling, basketball and track.
Later that year Wade began college at Kansas State University, where he played for the Wildcats. He scored first Big Seven touchdown versus the University of Missouri in 1950 and led the team in rushing yardage versus Kansas as well. He also rushed for 79 yards and six first downs versus Nebraska. Wade left college to play football for the United States Marine Corps football team. He was named to the “second team” for the 1954 All-Service Team.
In 1956 Wade was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the Houston Cougars in 1957 and 1958, and graduated from college in 1959.
Coaching
Wade became a coach with Jim Offenheimer for the University of Buffalo in 1960 and stayed there through 1965. In 1966 he went to the University of Maryland with head coach Lou Saban, and in 1969 he began coaching at Utah State University with Chuck Mills, staying there until 1971.
In 1972 Wade began coaching with Vince Gibson at his alma matter of Kansas State University]].
Wade also had stints coaching professionally with the Omaha Mustangs in 1967, 1968 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 1970.
Wade was a National Football League scout for several teams, including the Baltimore Colts, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys.
References
- American Football Coaches Association: All Time Hula Bowl Roster, 1955, 1956
- Kansas State University Media Guide 1951, 1952, 1953
- Utah State University Media Guide 1970, 1971
- San Francisco Chronicle, Sporting Green, August 19, 1956
- San Francisco 49ers Game program; SF-Cleveland Browns 1956
- NFL Draft Data Base SF 49ers
- K-State Wildcat Football, Wildcats in the NFL
- San Francisco 49ers DraftHistory.com
- University of Houston Lettermen Association
- [www.lionbackers.com/cheer/viewtopic.php?t=12722&sid=96d0e26ecc64f275160af004393de8c1 Lionbackers.com]
- Hall Of Fame: DEWEY WADE
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