Wade Stinson
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Randall, Kansas, U.S.
Diamondhead, Mississippi, U.S.
- Kansas (1948–1950)
.jpg) Stinson, 1950 | |
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| Position | Halfback |
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| Born | October 29, 1926 Randall, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2001[1] Diamondhead, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Wade R. Stinson (born October 29, 1926; died March 11, 2001) was an American halfback for the Kansas Jayhawks football program from 1948 to 1950. During the 1950 season, he broke school rushing records for a season (1,129 yards) and in a game (239 yards) and was selected as a first-team back on the All-Big Seven Conference football team. He later served as the University of Kansas athletic director from 1964 to 1972.
Stinson was born in 1926 at Randall, Kansas. While serving as a first lieutenant in the Army, his right hand was shattered by the explosion of a trip-flare at Camp Robinson in Arkansas. He lost a finger in the explosition, and three other fingers were mangled. The would became infected with gangrene, risking amputation of his arm. He underwent two years of skin, nerve and tendon grafting.[2]
Kansas football player
Stinson enrolled at the University of Kansas after leaving the Army. He did not play freshman football in 1947 and played sparingly in 1948. As a junior in 1949, He received a varsity letter as a backup player.[3]
As a senior in 1950, Stinson ranked fifth nationally with 1,129 rushing yards and eleventh nationlly with 84 points scored.[4] He had long runs of 72 yards against Utah, 71 yards against Oklahoma, and 68 yards against Oklahoma A&M.[2] His total of 1,129 yards was a Kansas school record until broken by Gale Sayers in 1963.[5] He also set a single-game Kansas record with 239 rushing yards (on 24 carries) against Utah on November 4, 1950.[6] At the end of the 1950 season, Stinson was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team back on the 1950 All-Big Seven Conference football team.[7][8]