Wade Moore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wade Moore

American football and baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1876

Place of Birth: Franklin County, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1956

Profession: head coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Wade Moore

  • Wade Hampton Moore (June 14, 1876 – June 14, 1956) was an American football and baseball player and coach. Moore was a graduate of the University of Kansas, lettering for the baseball team in 1898 and 1899, and the football team in 1899.
  • Following his college playing career, Moore became the sixth head football coach for the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, Kansas.
  • He held that position for one season, in 1901, and his overall coaching record at Kansas State was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie.
  • Moore also played in some of his team's games in 1901, kicking two field goals in a win over Bethany College.After coaching football at Kansas State, Moore turned to playing and coaching minor league baseball.
  • From 1902 to 1907 he served as catcher and manager for a series of teams in Texas—in Paris, San Antonio, Houston and Galveston.
  • In 1903, Moore served as player-manager-owner for the San Antonio Bronchos (also known as "Moore's Mustangs"), and led the team to the league championship.
  • After the season ended, Moore sold the team and moved to the Houston Buffaloes.
  • Moore then led the Buffaloes to a league championship in 1905.
  • He was so popular in Houston that the team became known as "Wade's Wanderers" or "Moore's Marvel's".Moore subsequently moved to Anadarko, Oklahoma, where he operated a movie theater and a company that manufactured baseball bats.

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