Bill Wade

Pass attempts:	2,523
Pass completions:	1,370
Percentage:	54.3
TD–INT:	124–134
Passing Yards:	18,530
Passer rating:	72.2

Bill Wade
	Wade with Donna Reed, 1959
No. 9
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	October 4, 1930; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	March 9, 2016 (aged 85); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville)
College:	Vanderbilt
NFL draft:	1952 / round: 1 / pick: 1
Career history
As a player:
	Los Angeles Rams (1954–1960); Chicago Bears (1961–1966);
As a coach:
	Chicago Bears (1967) (QB's);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1963); 2× Pro Bowl (1958, 1963); NFL passer rating leader (1961); NFL completion percentage leader (1959); 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; Second-team All-American (1951); SEC Player of the Year (1951); First-team All-SEC (1951); Second-team All-SEC (1950);
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:
Pass attempts:	2,523
Pass completions:	1,370
Percentage:	54.3
TD–INT:	124–134
Passing Yards:	18,530
Passer rating:	72.2
	Player stats at PFR

William James Wade (October 4, 1930 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered one of the greatest athletes in Nashville and Vanderbilt University history. Wade is a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He is best known for being the starting quarterback on the Chicago Bears' 1963 NFL championship team.