On This Day In Alabama History: Wallace Wade Was Born

Alabama News Center | June 15, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

June 15, 1892

Wallace Wade was born in Trenton, Tennessee, on June 15, 1892. He is considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of college football. Wade is credited with promoting Southern football nationwide by building powerhouses at the University of Alabama and Duke University in North Carolina. Wade led three Crimson Tide teams to national championships and took three Alabama teams and two Duke teams to the prestigious Rose Bowl. The first Rose Bowl Alabama played in, in 1926, is considered by many college football historians as the most important game in Southern football history. Southern football was considered inferior compared with other parts of the country, and Alabama, a heavy underdog to the University of Washington, won 20-19.

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