Background
Wade, Hardon McDonald was born on July 4, 1933 in Atlanta. Son of Hardon McDonald Senior and Anna Lillian (Morgan) Wade.
Wade, Hardon McDonald was born on July 4, 1933 in Atlanta. Son of Hardon McDonald Senior and Anna Lillian (Morgan) Wade.
Bachelor in Humanities, Georgia State University, 1958.
Owner, Wade Automotive, Alpharetta, Georgia, 1970-1979; executive director, Knights International, Smyrna, Georgia, since 1976; president, Salisbury Sound Association, Marietta, 1987-1989; director, Buckhead-AtlantaGym, 1989-1990; director, Don Wade's Olympic Boxing Training Center, since 1990; executive director, Don Wade's Youth Development Center, since 1996. Frequent speaker, lecturer in field.
Member National Council Youth Superior vena cava syndrome. Coach Knights Boxing Team International. Member United States Olympic Committee.
Member 8th Air Force Association, Mariners, Tailhook Association, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Amateur Boxing Association, United States of America Boxing, Inc., Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, National Pilots Association, American Association for Improvement of Boxing, Drug FreeAthletes, Sports United Against Drugs, Cauliflower Ear Club, Masons.
Married Roberta Jean Jordan, April 17, 1957 (divorced July 1978). Children: Hardon McDonald III, Michael Jordan, Donna Jean Wade Bullard.