Wade Manning
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Defensive back | ||||
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| Date of birth: | July 25, 1955 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Meadville, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Shaker Heights (OH) | ||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1979 | ||||
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Wade Ronald Arthur Manning (born July 25, 1955) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos. He played college baseball at Ohio State University.
Early years
Manning attended Shaker Heights High School where he played baseball and football. He was an outstanding baseball player that received an offer to sign with the Cleveland Indians. In football he played as a safety.
He accepted a scholarship to play baseball for Ohio State University. His position was center field and as a senior he registered a .325 batting average, 6 home runs (led the team) and 23 stolen bases (set a school record). He was selected in the 30th round of the 1976 MLB Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished his college career with 44 stolen bases.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Although he never played a down of college football, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1979,[1] following in the foot steps of Cornell Green, Peter Gent, Percy Howard, Ken Johnson and Ron Howard, as players that were converted by the Cowboys to play professional football.
In 1980, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a right knee injury.[2] On August 19, 1981, he was traded to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for an eighth round draft pick (#216-George Peoples).[3]
Buffalo Bills
On August 22, 1981, the Buffalo Bills traded him to the Denver Broncos in exchange for an eighth round draft choice (not exercised).[4]
Denver Broncos (first stint)
After the Denver Broncos switched him to wide receiver, he led the team in punt returns with 378 yards (9.2 average), which ranked sixth in the American Football Conference. He was waived on August 30, 1983.[5]
Denver Gold
On October 18, 1983, he signed with the Denver Gold of the United States Football League.[6][7] He was released on February 13, 1984.[8]
Denver Broncos (second stint)
The Denver Broncos signed him as a free agent on February 11, 1985.[9] He was cut on August 20.[10]
Personal life
Manning is currently a teacher at Smoky Hill High School and his focus is mostly in the Athletic Department. He married and had two children, Madison and Nick Manning.
References
- ↑ "Cowboys' Septien finds redemption in 47-yard field goal". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Poor Packers' play doesn't fool Armstrong". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Cowboys cuts". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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- ↑ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Moves". Retrieved February 19, 2016.