Dr. Archie Wade is being remembered as a pioneer who helped pave the way to racial equality within athletics and education.

“Dr. Archie Wade’s passing is a profound loss for The University of Alabama,” said UA president Stuart Bell in a news release. “As UA’s first Black faculty member, his leadership and vision created ...

Archie Wade, a man sometimes called the University of Alabama's Jackie Robinson, integrating the faculty, and assisting legendary head football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant in recruiting Black ...

Archie Wade, The University of Alabama’s first Black faculty member, died at 85 years old on Jan. 13. Wade, a trailblazer in ...

Six former student-athletes have been selected for the Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2025.The ...

Six former student-athletes are being inducted into the Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame. The class is headlined by ...

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“ [Wade] was called the Jackie Robinson at the University of Alabama because he broke the racial barriers.” ...

Dr. Archie Wade, The University of Alabama’s first Black faculty member, died Jan. 13. He was 85. Dr. Wade, a Tuscaloosa native, was born in Big Cove in Madison County on Oct. 2, 1939 and ...