Jim Wade

{{Short description|American football player (1925–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Wade

| number = 12

| position = Halfback
Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|2|14}}

| birth_place = Talihina, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|20|1925|2|14}}

| death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 175

| high_school = Talihina

| college = Oklahoma City

| draftyear = 1948

| draftround = 27

| draftpick = 250

| pastteams =

• New York Bulldogs ({{NFL Year|1949}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 23

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 2.6

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 58

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 1

| pfr = W/WadeJi20

}}

James L. Wade (February 14, 1925 – November 20, 2019) was an American football halfback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Oklahoma City University, having previously attended Talihina High School.[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=wadejim001&defensesort=3 Jim Wade] Wade was a veteran of World War II. He died in November 2019 at the age of 94.[https://vondelsmithmortuary.com/book-of-memories/4035495/Wade-James%20%22Jim%22/index.php James "Jim" L Wade]