Bill Wade
Biography
William James Wade Jr. (October 4, 1930 – March 9, 2016), often referred to during his playing career as Billy Wade, was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1954–1960) and Chicago Bears (1961–1966). A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Wade played college football for Vanderbilt from 1948 to 1951 and was selected as the most valuable player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1951. He was the first player selected in the 1952 NFL draft, though his professional career was delayed by two years of military service. During the 1958 season, he led the NFL in both total passing yards and passing yards per game. He was traded to the Chicago Bears in 1961 and led the 1963 Bears to the 1963 NFL championship, scoring both touchdowns for the Bears in the 1963 NFL Championship Game. In 11 NFL seasons, Wade completed 1,370 of 2,523 passes (54.3%) for 18,530 yards with 124 touchdowns and 134 interceptions. He also tallied 1,334 rushing yards on 318 carries (4.2 yards per carry) and 24 rushing touchdowns.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
115 releases · 19 albums · active 1975–2024
- Performance · 184
- Other credits · 13
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Phase One Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Soundstage, Toronto · Master's Workshop
Frequent collaborators
- Moxy (2)
- Lee Aaron
- Thor (7)
- Garry Baker
- Helix (3)
- The Cry (3)
- Tommy Bolin
- Stanley Frank