Wade Marlette

Wade Elmer Marlette (March 1, 1900 – March 3, 1980) was an American athlete and coach who played baseball, basketball, and football at Elon College and coached high school sports in North Carolina and Maine. He was the head football coach at Bates College for one season.

Early life Marlette was born on March 1, 1900, in Saxapahaw, North Carolina to Robert G. and Sarah Emily (Teague) Marlette.

Coaching In 1925, Marlette began his coaching career at Elkin High School in Elkin, North Carolina.

Hebron suspended its athletic programs in 1942 due to financial issues. That summer, Marlette became the freshman coach at Bates College. Soon thereafter, he was promoted to varsity football coach after Ducky Pond entered the United States Navy. Marlette himself left the school that winter to become a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. Marlette was a physical training officer in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 and served oversees from 1944 to 1945. He was discharged with the rank of lieutenant commander.

Later life In 1946, Marlette entered in the furniture business in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Three years later, he sold his interest the business and reentered the United States Navy. During the 1960s, he was a math teacher and tennis coach at High Point Central High School.

Marlette died in Jacksonville, Florida on March 3, 1980. He was posthumously inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame that fall.

Head coaching record College football