Thomas Virgil Wade was born on May 23,1942 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Tommy Wade
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Tommy Wade played college football for the Texas Longhorns, playing on their national championship team in 1963.
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Tommy Wade is perhaps best known as a backup quarterback who engineered a fourth-quarter touchdown drive in the Longhorns' final regular season game of 1963 to win the game and the national title.
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Tommy Wade was an offensive tackle in junior high who didn't move to quarterback until his sophomore year in high school.
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Tommy Wade was recruited to play football by almost every Southwest Conference school and chose Texas because he was promised he could play baseball there.
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Tommy Wade was an accomplished baseball player who once pitched and won both games of a double-header.
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In 1962, despite a broken ankle suffered in the spring, Tommy Wade was expected to be the starter, but was sidelined by a preseason injury.
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Tommy Wade tied the school record for fewest interceptions thrown in a season.
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Tommy Wade threw more interceptions in the Cotton Bowl than he did in the entirety of the season.
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In 1963, Tommy Wade lost the starting quarterback job to classmate Duke Carlisle and saw his playing time significantly curtailed.
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Tommy Wade played in most games, getting in when Royal wanted to emphasize the pass, but specialized in the two-minute offense.
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Tommy Wade played in 4 more games in 1965 including 2 starts, both losses, in his final two games.
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Tommy Wade went into the insurance business back in his hometown of Henderson, TX.
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Tommy Wade's sons went on to play college basketball and baseball.