$241,392.29 for the fund. 1946–1950 Wade returned to coach the Blue Devils in 1946 and continued until his retirement in 1950. Later life and honors From 1951 to 1960 Wade was the commissioner of the Southern Conference. He was inducted College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. In 1967, Duke's football stadium was renamed Wallace Wade Stadium in his honor. Wade died in 1986 in Durham at the age of 94 and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham. In 2006, a bronze statue of Wade was erected outside of the University of Alabama's Bryant–Denny Stadium alongside the statues of Frank Thomas, Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, and now Nick Saban, the other head coaches who led Alabama to national championships. Coaching tree Wade's coaching tree includes: Paul Burnum Johnny Cain: played for Alabama (1930–1931), head coach for Louisiana–Lafayette. (1937–1941; 1946). Herschel Caldwell: played for Alabama (1925–1926), assistant for Duke (1930–1971) Eddie Cameron, assistant for Duke (1930–1941), head coach for Duke (1942–1945). Al Clemens Russ Cohen, assistant for Alabama (1923–1926), head coach for LSU (1928–1931), Cincinnati (1935–1937). Albert Elmore: played for Alabama (1929–1930), head coach for Troy (1931–1937). Ellis Hagler: played for Alabama (1926–1928), assistant for Duke (1930–1957) Jimmy R. Haygood Orville Hewitt Frank Howard: played for Alabama (1928–1930), head coach for Clemson (1940–1969) Pooley Hubert: played for Alabama (1922–1925), head coach for Southern Miss (1931–1936), VMI (1937–1946). Garland Morrow: played for Vanderbilt (1922), head coach for Cumberland (1932–1935). Jess Neely: played for Vanderbilt (1921–1922), assistant for Alabama (1928–1930), head coach for Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966). Putty Overall: played for Vanderbilt (1921), head coach for Tennessee Tech (1923–1946). Clyde Propst: played for Alabama (1922–1924), assistant for Alabama (1925–1932), head coach for Howard (1934), Rhodes (1935–1937). Tommy Prothro: played for Duke (1938–1941), head coach for Oregon State (1955–1964), UCLA (1965–1970), Los Angeles Rams (1971–1972), and San Diego Chargers (1974–1978). Dutch Stanley, assistant for Duke (1939–1946) William T. Van de Graaff: assistant for Alabama (1921–1926), head coach for Colorado College (1926–1939). Carl Voyles: assistant coach for Illinois (1925–1930), ends coach for Duke (1931–1938), head coach for William & Mary (1939–1943), head coach for Auburn (1944–1947), head coach for Brooklyn Dodgers (1948), head coach for Hamilton Tiger Cats (1950–1955). Hek Wakefield: played for Vanderbilt (1921–1924), assistant for Vanderbilt (1925–1928). Jennings B. Whitworth: played for Alabama (1930–1931), head coach for Oklahoma State (1950–1954), Alabama (1955–1957). Head coaching record College football College basketball Notes References External