Wade Wilson (American football)
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 1, 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greenville, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Commerce (TX) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | East Texas State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 8 / Pick: 210 | ||||||||||||||
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| TDs–INTs: | 99–102 |
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| Passing yards: | 17,283 |
| Passer rating: | 75.6 |
| Attempts: | 2,428 |
| Completions: | 1,391 |
| Games: | 125 |
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Charles Wade Wilson (born February 1, 1959) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year career from 1981 to 1998 in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State).
Wilson was born in Greenville, Texas and lived there shortly, but moved to Commerce, Texas, where he spent most of his childhood. Wilson became a standout quarterback and punter at Commerce High School. As a senior, he led the Tigers to a 10-win season and a district championship. He graduated in 1977.
Wilson accepted a football scholarship offer from Texas A&M University-Commerce (then East Texas State University) and became a three-year starter from 1978 to 1980 for head coach Ernest Hawkins. He led the Lions to a 5–5 record and 2nd-place finish in the Lone Star Conference as a junior, throwing for 1,826 yards and 10 touchdowns.
As a senior in 1980, he completed 116 of 227 passes for 1,978 yards and 19 touchdowns, while leading the Lions to a share of the Lone Star Conference Championship with an 8–3–1 record, its first since winning the National Championship in 1972, and an NAIA playoff berth; the LSC had two conference champions in 1980. ETSU won the title as it was a member of the NAIA, and Texas State University, then called Southwest Texas State University, were the crowned champions by the NCAA. Wilson and the Lions upset the No. 1 ranked Central Arkansas University in the national quarterfinals, but bowed out to Elon College, the eventual national champion, in the semifinal round. The Lions finished 6th in the country. Wilson graduated in 1981 with a degree in Business Management. He finished his college career with 4,616 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and an 18-14-1 record.
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