George A. Wade (2020) - Hall of Fame - Boise State University Athletics

George A. Wade

Induction:
2020

Dr. Wade has played a pivotal role in the health and safety of Boise State student-athletes for six decades. Dr. Wade moved to Boise in 1978 with the dream of starting an orthopedic practice specializing in sports medicine. He began his career with Dr. Richard Gardner, Idaho’s first sports medicine orthopedist and the original Boise State team physician. The next year, in 1979, Dr. Wade succeeded Dr. Gardner as the team physician and created Idaho Sports Medicine Institute (ISMI). The partnership between Dr. Wade, ISMI and Boise State took a monumental leap forward in 1984, when the clinic moved into its current space in Albertsons Stadium. This move created the first such arrangement in the United States: a privately-owned medical facility on a state-owned university campus. Under Dr. Wade’s leadership, ISMI continued to grow into the model sports medicine clinic it is today. Dr. Wade served as a Boise State team physician until XXXX and continues to serve the staff and patients at ISMI in an emeritus role. Prior to practicing in Boise, Dr. Wade enjoyed an All-America career on the track and field team at Michigan, Dr. Wade attended medical school at Tennessee before returning to Michigan for an internship and two residencies. A fellowship in sports medicine at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles was his last stop before landing in Boise.