For other people named William Wade, see William Wade (disambiguation).
American football player
Bill Wade
Wade with Donna Reed, 1959
No. 9
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:
Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville)
College:
Vanderbilt
NFL draft:
1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
As a player:
Los Angeles Rams (1954–1960)
Chicago Bears (1961–1966)
As a coach:
Chicago Bears (1967) (QB's)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1963)
2× Pro Bowl (1958, 1963)
NFL passer rating leader (1961)
NFL completion percentage leader (1959)
100 greatest Bears of All-Time
Second-team All-American (1951)
SEC Player of the Year (1951)
First-team All-SEC (1951)
Second-team All-SEC (1950)
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:
2,523
Pass completions:
1,370
Percentage:
54.3
TD–INT:
124–134
Passing Yards:
18,530
Passer rating:
72.2
Player stats at PFR
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