Wade Stinson

Wade Stinson
Kansas
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born:1926
Randall, Kansas, U.S.
Died:March 2001[1]
Diamondhead, Mississippi, U.S.
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards

Wade Stinson (c. 1926 – March 2001) is a former American football halfback and athletic director for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Stinson suffered a serious injury in World War II, including the loss of one finger and mangling of three others.[2] After skin, nerve and tendon grafting, he enrolled at Kansas, played sparingly as a sophomore in 1948, and lettered as a second stringer in 1949.[3] As a senior in 1950, he ranked fifth nationally in rushing yards (1,129 yards) and eleventh in scoring (84 points).[4] His total of 1,129 yards was a Kansas school record until broken by Gale Sayers in 1963.[2]

Stinson returned to his alma mater as athletic director from 1964 to 1972.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Chuck Woodling (March 14, 2001). "Ex-KU AD Stinson dies at age 74". Kansas University. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Determination Seen 'Key' To Stinson's Successes". The Wichita Eagle. February 24, 1964. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Skipper Patrick (November 22, 1950). "Stinson Will Complete His Comeback Thursday". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 27, 32.
  5. ^ "Jayhawks' Wade Stinson Resigns". Garden City Telegram. November 16, 1972. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.