Billy Wade
William James Wade Jr.
Born: October 4, 1930
Nashville, TN USA
Deceased: March 9, 2016
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 202
College: Vanderbilt
High School: Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN)
Career: 1954-1966
Drafted: 1952 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Billy Wade played from 1954 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. Wade threw for 18,530 yards in his career, completing 1,370 of 2,523 passes with 124 touchdowns and 134 interceptions. He also ran for 1,334 yards in 318 attempts with 24 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 509 | 8.6 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 48 | 86.1 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 71 | 31 | 43.7 | 316 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.2 | 25 | 44.1 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 178 | 91 | 51.1 | 1461 | 8.2 | 10 | 5.6 | 13 | 7.3 | 76 | 67.2 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 116 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 35 | 53.5 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 341 | 181 | 53.1 | 2875 | 8.4 | 18 | 5.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 93 | 72.2 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 261 | 153 | 58.6 | 2001 | 7.7 | 12 | 4.6 | 17 | 6.5 | 72 | 71.1 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 182 | 106 | 58.2 | 1294 | 7.1 | 12 | 6.6 | 11 | 6.0 | 63 | 77.0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 250 | 139 | 55.6 | 2258 | 9.0 | 22 | 8.8 | 13 | 5.2 | 98 | 93.7 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 412 | 225 | 54.6 | 3172 | 7.7 | 18 | 4.4 | 24 | 5.8 | 73 | 70.0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 356 | 192 | 53.9 | 2301 | 6.5 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 63 | 74.0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 327 | 182 | 55.7 | 1944 | 5.9 | 13 | 4.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 68 | 68.6 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 204 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 29 | 43.1 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 79 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 14 | 33.6 |
| Totals | 2523 | 1370 | 54.3 | 18530 | 7.3 | 124 | 4.9 | 134 | 5.3 | 98 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 190 | 6.8 | 35 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 33 | 3 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 42 | 90 | 2.1 | 22 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 17 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 171 | 6.6 | 66 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 45 | 255 | 5.7 | 29 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 40 | 146 | 3.6 | 21 | 5 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 45 | 132 | 2.9 | 17 | 6 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 318 | 1334 | 4.2 | 66 | 24 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 8 |
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 9 |
| 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 6 |
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 9 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 10 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
