Stu wants you to know more about Wade Wilson. That’s right, pal, I said four! And don’t skimp, either!

Stu?

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The Huntdown
Name: Wade Wilson
Nickname: My dad always called him “Whiskey.” He also had “C. W. Wilson” on the back of his jersey when the Vikings fielded their ill-advised all-Wilson team in 1986.

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: quarterback, Minnesota Vikings, 1981-1991. Whenever Tommy Kramer threw consecutive incompletions, Wade Wilson was the most popular man in Minnesota. Kramer enjoyed the same honor when Wilson did likewise. Was the starting quarterback for one of the best games in Vikings history, and made the Pro Bowl in 1988. I don’t even want to talk about the Darrin Nelson game, so let’s move on.

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: received his laminated Grizzled NFL Journeyman card (good for half-off appetizers at Red Robin and your own beer distributorship) with stints in Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta and Oakland before retiring in 1998.

Where He Is Now: quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He made the news in 2007 when he was suspended and fined for violating the league’s banned substances policy. If you want to know the particulars of why a retired football player would become caught up in that, please note that the Deadspin story has a “Sproing!” tag.

Glorious Randomness: grew up in Commerce, TX, which is also the name of a nice and crunchy Ben Kweller song.

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