Wade Moore
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1876 Franklin County, Kansas,U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1956(aged 80) Anadarko, Oklahoma,U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1899 | Kansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1898–1899 | Kansas |
| 1902 | Paris Homeseekers |
| 1903–1904 | San Antonio Bronchos |
| 1904 | Houston Lambs |
| 1904 | Beaumont Millionaires |
| 1905 | Houston Buffaloes |
| 1906 | Galveston Sand Crabs |
| 1907 | Houston Buffaloes |
| Position(s) | Catcher(baseball) |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1901 | Kansas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1902 | Paris Homeseekers |
| 1903 | San Antonio Bronchos |
| 1905 | Houston Buffaloes |
| 1906 | Galveston Sand Crabs |
| 1907 | Houston Buffaloes |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4–1 (college football) |
Wade Hampton Moore(June 14, 1876 – June 14, 1956) was anAmerican footballandbaseballplayer and coach.
Moore was a graduate of theUniversity 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 theKansas State WildcatsinManhattan, 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 twofield goalsin a win overBethany College.[1]
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 inTexas—inParis,San Antonio,HoustonandGalveston.[2]In 1903, Moore served as player-manager-owner for theSan 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 theHouston 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".[3][4][5]
Moore subsequently moved toAnadarko, Oklahoma,where he operated a movie theater and a company that manufactured baseball bats.
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Aggies(Independent)(1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Kansas State | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Kansas State: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^Willard, Julius (1940).History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science.pp. 504–505.
- ^"Wade Moore statistics from Baseball-Reference.com".RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^McCurdy, Bill."History of Houston Baseball Team Nicknames!".RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^Elstun, Gene."There Used To Be A Ballpark".AstrosDaily. Archived fromthe originalon July 20, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ^"Alumni News".Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas.October 1906.RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- 1876 births
- 1956 deaths
- Baseball catchers
- Houston Buffaloes managers
- Houston Buffaloes players
- Galveston Sand Crabs players
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Kansas Jayhawks baseball players
- Kansas State Wildcats football coaches
- Kansas State Wildcats football players
- Minor league baseball executives
- San Antonio Bronchos players
- People from Anadarko, Oklahoma
- People from Franklin County, Kansas