Dewey Wade was a NCAA football

American football

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 player and coach

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, and a player for the National Football League

National Football League

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's San Francisco 49ers

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 born in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Biography

Wade went to school at Omaha North High School

Omaha North High School

Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of...

, 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

Kansas State University

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, where he played for the Wildcats. He scored first Big Seven touchdown versus the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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 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

United States Marine Corps

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 football team. He was named to the “second team” for the 1954 All-Service Team.

In 1955 Wade was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars

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 in 1957 and 1958, and graduated from Kansas State 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

University of Maryland, College Park

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 with head coach Lou Saban

Lou Saban

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, and in 1969 he began coaching at Utah State University

Utah State University

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 with Chuck Mills

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, staying there until 1971.

In 1972 Wade began coaching with Vince Gibson

Vince Gibson

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 at his alma mater

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 of Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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.

Wade also had stints coaching professionally with the Omaha Mustangs in 1967, 1968 and the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

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 in 1970.

Wade was a National Football League scout

Scout (sport)

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 for several teams, including the Baltimore Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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, the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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 and the Dallas Cowboys

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.

High School

Omaha North High School

Omaha North High School

Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of...

Vikings

• 1950 Omaha City Champions
• 1949 Omaha City Champions
• 1948 Omaha City and Nebraska State Champions

1950 All City Omaha, All State Football, Individual Honors

Letters: Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Track

College

Kansas State University 1950, 1951 (Wildcats in the NFL)

• Scored first Big Seven touchdown versus Missouri 1950
• Led Team in rushing yardage versus Kansas 1950
• Rushed for xx Yards and x First Downs versus Nebraska

United States Marine Corp Football Team

Named “Second Team” All Service 1954

College All Star: Hula Bowl 1955 w/ NFL Cleveland Browns

Hula Bowl 1956 w/ NFL San Francisco 49ers

National Football League

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers 1956

Houston Cougars 1957, 1958 Graduate 1959

NCAA Coaching Experience

• University of Buffalo 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

• • Notable Players; Gerry Philbin, John Stoffa, Jim McNally, Mike Mazer, Frenchy LaFoutain, Jim Ratielle

• University of Maryland 1966

• • Notable Players:

• Utah State University 1969, 1970, 1971

• • Notable Players: Tony Adams, Bill Dunstan, Tom Forzani, Kent Baer

• Kansas State University 1972

• • Notable Players: Steve Grogan

Professional Coaching Experience

• Omaha Mustangs 1967, 1968 Continental Football League

• • Notably Players: Frank Solich

• Edmonton Eskimos 1970 Canadian Football League

National Football League Scouting Roles

• Baltimore Colts
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Dallas Cowboys

Wade associations in the coaching ranks included Paul Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, George Steinbrenner, Chuck Mills, Homer Smith, Walt Corey, Buddy Ryan, Vince Gibson, Don Powell, Frank Falks, Ray Jaunck, Lou Saban, Steve Bernstein, Cliff Yoshada,