Jeremy Lade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jeremy Lade

American wheelchair basketball player

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1981

Place of Birth: Oconto, Wisconsin, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jeremy "Opie" Lade (born January 6, 1981) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and head coach from Oconto, Wisconsin.
He was injured in a car accident at age 8, and attended his first wheelchair sports camp at the age of 13 at UW-Whitewater.
He is a two-time Parapan American Games gold medalist in both 2007 and 2011.
In 2002, he won a gold medal at IWBF World Championship and in 2006 won a silver one from the same place.
Six years later, he was awarded a bronze medal for his participation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and is currently employed as a head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
From 2005 to 2008 he coached Milwaukee Wizards and led them to a Junior National Championship.
In his spare time he likes to watch Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Milwaukee Brewers with Michael Jordan being his favorite athlete.