Wallace Wade was some sort of legend in college sports. While he was a football player at his physical prime, he went on to coach high-caliber teams in football, basketball, and baseball. He was one of the first coaches of the Alabama Crimson Tide, leading the team from 1923 to 1930. After which, he moved to Duke University on and off from 1931 to 1950. His career college football record is 171-49-10, and was only hampered because he fought in World War II.
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Wade achieved much success in his tenure as Crimson Tide coach. His teams in 1925, 1926, and 1930 were named national champions. This was an impressive feat by any standards. Wade’s most popular achievement with Duke came in 1938 when no team could score a single point against them during the regular season. The only points they allowed were during the last minute of the Rose Bowl.
In his storied career, Wallace Wade won a staggering amount of titles – 10 Southern Conference football titles (4 with Alabama and 6 with Duke). He coached in an amazing five Rose Bowls, the most memorable one being the 1942 contest, which was moved from California to North Carolina because the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Hi there, I’m Kevin Rolle, hoping to break into the sportswriting scene in Alabama. I write about college sports, especially about the University of Alabama and the Alabama A&M University. To learn more about Alabama sports, follow me on Twitter.
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