Wade Stinson Explained

Wade Stinson
School:	Kansas
Currentposition:	Halfback
Birth Date:	1926
Birth Place:	Randall, Kansas, U.S.
Death Date:	March 2001^[1]
Death Place:	Diamondhead, Mississippi, U.S.
Pastschools:	Kansas (1948–1950)
Highlights:	First-team All-Big Seven (1950)

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. 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.^[2] As a senior in 1950, he ranked fifth nationally in rushing yards (1,129 yards) and eleventh in scoring (84 points).^[3] His total of 1,129 yards was a Kansas school record until broken by Gale Sayers in 1963.

Stinson returned to his alma mater as athletic director from 1964 to 1972.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

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