Coached 21 years on the high school level, compiling a 453-89 record at Marietta, Belden, and Cleveland high schools in Mississippi
Played collegiately at Delta State for three years before school administrators disbanded the team after deeming the sport too strenuous for girls
Returned to her alma mater in 1959 as head of the women’s physical education department
Resurrected Delta State’s women’s basketball program in 1973-74 at the age of 60
Went 16-2 her first season then reeled off three AIAW national championships (1975, 1976, 1977) and a 93-4 record that included a 51-game winning string
Retired in 1979 with a 157-23 collegiate worksheet
The Wade Trophy, given annually to the top women’s collegiate player, is named in her honor
