Background
Wade, William Wallace was born on June 15, 1892 in Trenton, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Bruce and Sarah Ann (Mitchell) Wade.
Athletic association administrator
Wade, William Wallace was born on June 15, 1892 in Trenton, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Bruce and Sarah Ann (Mitchell) Wade.
AB, Brown University, 1917.
Athletic director, Fitzgerald Clarke School, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1919-1921; assistant athletic director, Vanderbilt University, 1921-1923; athletic director and football coach, U. Alabama, 1923-1931; athletic director and football coach, Duke U., 1931-1942; director physical education and athletics, Duke U., 1945-1950; commissioner, Southern Conference, from 1951.
Tennessee National Guard, 1917. Served to captain United States Army, World War I. Lieutenant colonel, World World War II, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Durham Rotary Club, Delta Phi.
Married Frances Bell, July 1, 1917 (deceased). Children: William W., Frances Margaret. Married second Virginia M. Jones, November 29, 1950.