Wade Wilson (American football)

Wade Wilson
No. 11, 18, 16
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	February 1, 1959; Greenville, Texas, U.S.
Died:	February 1, 2019 (aged 60); Coppell, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Commerce (Commerce, Texas)
College:	East Texas State (1977–1980)
NFL draft:	1981 / round: 8 / pick: 210
Career history
As a player:
	Minnesota Vikings (1981–1991); Atlanta Falcons (1992); New Orleans Saints (1993–1994); Dallas Cowboys (1995–1997); Oakland Raiders (1998–1999);
As a coach:
	Dallas Cowboys (2000–2002); Quarterbacks coach; Chicago Bears (2004–2006); Quarterbacks coach; Dallas Cowboys (2007–2017); Quarterbacks coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXX); Pro Bowl (1988); NFL completion percentage leader (1988); LSC MVP (1980); NAIA First-team All-American (1980); 2× First-team All-LSC (1979, 1980);
Career NFL statistics
TDs–INTs:
TDs–INTs:	99–102
Passing yards:	17,283
Passer rating:	75.6
Attempts:	2,428
Completions:	1,391
	Player stats at PFR

Charles Wade Wilson (February 1, 1959 – February 1, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year NFL career from 1981 to 1998. He was quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 2000 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2017, and also for the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2006.^[1] He played college football for East Texas State Lions (now Texas A&M–Commerce), where he was an NAIA All-American quarterback and led the Lions to the NAIA national semifinals during the 1980 season.

^ Gantt, Darin (January 3, 2018). "Cowboys fire two veteran assistant coaches". ProFootballTalk. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.