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 Karl McDade (Right) with Son (Left) and Mother (Center) in 1965 | |
| No. 22[1] | |
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| Position: | Center and Linebacker[2] |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 27, 1915[2] Madras, Oregon[2], U.S. |
| Died: | December 6, 2006[2] Portland, Oregon[2] |
| Height: | 6 ft 3[2] in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 195[2] lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Grant High School (Portland, Oregon)[1] |
| College: | University of Portland (1934-1937)[1] |
Introduction
[edit]Karl McDade (March 27, 1915 - December 6, 2006) [2] is a former professional American football center and linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (then called the Pittsburgh Pirates) of the National Football League (NFL) for one season in 1938.
Early Life
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McDade was born on March 27, 1915, in Madras, Oregon[2], the youngest of seven children to Daniel Martin McDade Sr. and Adeline Elizabeth Vautrain. McDade grew up with five siblings because the firstborn, Paul Morris McDade, passed away at about one year old in 1896 in Aspen, Colorado.
By 1920, McDade was living in Edgar, Nebraska with his mother, Adeline, and sister, Twila Twinkle McDade,[3] while his father Daniel and four brothers, Vaughn Byron McDade, Daniel Martin McDade Jr., Merle Dewayne McDade, and Val Dal McDade, lived in Portland, Oregon during this time.[4]
At age 14, McDade, his mom, Adeline, sister, Twila, and brother, Val, livea in Northeast Portland, Oregon.[5][6] Residing in this location, McDade attended high school and played football at Grant High School (Portland, Oregon).[7]
College Career
[edit]After graduating high school, McDade continued his education at the University of Portland, and played football under Coach Gene Murphy (American football, born c. 1900) from 1934 to 1937.[1] In 1993, well after his football playing days, McDade was inducted into the University of Portland Hall of Fame.[8]
NFL Career
[edit]Upon completing his college career, McDade joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1938, playing in six games and starting in one under head coach Johnny "Blood" McNally, with Walt Kiesling as assistant coach, and alongside the exciting Byron "Whizzer" White.[9]
World War II
[edit]Before McDade enlisted in the United States Navy on September 26, 1942 for World War II,[10] he married his wife Ruth Lillian Morris on September 19, 1942,[11], and remained married for 64 years.
After entering the Navy, on March 25, 1943, McDade was transferred from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington to the Naval Station Treasure Island on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay[12] for additional instruction.[13]
McDade received training at the Logan Naval Training Station for Electrical Engineering & Radio Material School in Logan, Utah, before being transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center Ward Island, offshore from Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 20, 1943.[14] McDade also served some of his time in the Navy in the Aleutian Islands.[15]
Before the end of his service in the Navy, McDade achieved the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) on December 1, 1944.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Karl McDade Pro Football Archives". www.ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Karl McDade Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "1920 United States Federal Census for Karl McDade, Edgar, Clay County, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau. 1920. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "1920 United States Federal Census for Daniel Martin McDade Sr. and Sons, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau. 1920. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "1930 United States Federal Census for Karl V. McDade, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon 1", United States census, 1930;.
- ^ "1930 United States Federal Census for Karl V. McDade, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon 2", United States census, 1930;.
- ^ "1933 Yearbook, Grant High School, Portland, Oregon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Karl McDade - Hall of Fame". University of Portland Athletics. University of Portland. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "1938 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Naval Enlistment Record for Karl McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Marriage Record for Karl McDade and Ruth Lillian McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Naval Training Record for Karl McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Report of Change for Karl McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Naval Enlistment Record for Karl McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Karl Vautrain McDade Memorial". Find A Grave. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Military Record for Karl V. McDade". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.