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About Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade #3
Miami Heat
Guard
Drafted 5th Overall in 2003

-Full name is Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr.

-Nicknames include “D. Wade” and “Flash” (was dubbed “Flash” by teammate Shaquille O’Neal).

-He has two sons, Zaire and Zion.

-Lists his sister, Tragil Wade, as the person he is most thankful for because she helped raise him growing up.

-He is dating Gabrielle Union

-Was a broadcasting major at Marquette.

-Entered Marquette as an NCAA partial qualifier in 2000 after graduating from Richards High School in Oak Lawn, IL, but registered a 3.0 GPA as a second semester sophomore…
-Had his number (3) retired by Marquette on Feb. 3, 2007.

-Says his dream is to “leave the world a better place than I found it”.

-The Wade’s World Foundation has a goal of providing support to various education, health and family service programs, in particular those that benefit underserved communities.

-Shared USA Weekend Magazine’s 15th Annual Most Caring Athlete Award in October of 2007 with Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash.

-Has twice been honored with the NBA’s Community Assist Award (August of 2004 and August of 2007).

-In August 2007 he hosted “A Week of Wade’s World in South Florida”, a week-long series of events that touched hundreds of South Florida kids, the week-long event included a basketball camp, fulfilling the dreams of Make-A-Wish children, a reading event and a school supplies shopping spree for local children.

-Has partnered with the Make-a-Wish Foundation on several occasions to brighten the lives of deserving children.

-Provides 10 tickets to each home game to various kid-focused organizations in the community.

-Hosts an annual Christmas party for over 250 youth in the Dadeand Broward area.

-Hosts a three-day free camp for over 600 kids in his hometown of Robbins, IL.

-While sidelined with a shoulder injury in April of 2007 made a surprise appearance at Miami Children’s Hospital to watch the Miami-Detroit game with 75 children staying at the hospital.

-Received the Father of the Year Award in June 2007 from the Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Council. Inc.
-In June of 2006 he chartered two buses to take 100 children from

Miami for “Wade’s World at Disney” where the kids enjoyed a day at the park for free and attended the parade honoring Dwyane and Udonis Haslem celebrating the HEAT’s 2006 NBA championship.

-Was named to The Sporting News NBA Good Guys list in July of 2004.

-Was selected by Esquire as the 14th Best Dressed Man in the World in 2007 (first among NBA players) and the 13th Best Dressed Man in the World in 2006.

-Was named to People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People list in the May 9, 2005 issue.

-Was selected one of the 25 most fit men by Men’s Fitnessmagazine in their June/July 2005 issue.

-Was a presenter at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards held at the AmericanAirlines Arena.

-Received the ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete at the 13th Annual ESPY Awards in July 2005.

-Named to ESPN the Magazine’s Top 25 Athletes and was featuredon the cover of the issue in September 2005.

-Also appeared on the cover of Dime, Movers and SLAM magazines in 2005 and graced the cover of GQ Magazine for the November 2006 issue and the Sports Illustrated 2006 NBA Preview issue.

-Starred in his first Converse sneaker commercial in the spring of 2005 and signed a long-term deal in September of 2005 to be its lead endorser and the face of the brand.

-His first signature shoe launched on Nov. 3, 2005, the day of Miami’s 2005-06 home opener…launched his second Converse signature sneaker – the WADE 1.3 at the start of the 2006-07 season and launched the WADE 2.0 in Las Vegas during All-Star Weekend.

-Also unveiled the WADE apparel and lifestyle line in the spring of 2007…his WADE3 sneaker will launch in the fall of 2007.

-Modeled the Sean John clothing line in the summer of 2005 andwas the feature in their “Icon” campaign.

-Also has endorsement deals with T-Mobile, Gatorade, Lincoln, Staples, McDavid Hex Pad and Topps.

-Has starred in popular and memorable commercials for T-Mobile alongside Charles Barkley.

-Partnered with T-Mobile to renovate his high school gymnasium (Robbins HS) where he first honed his basketball skills…the re-named “D-Wade Court” included a new scoreboard, sound system and projection screen along with refurbished bleachers and basketball court.

-Partnered with Staples in the summer of 2007 to launch the Staples Dream Park Challenge with D-Wade, a park improvement initiative open to 14 parks in South Florida…the on-line voting program garnered over 200,000 votes while galvanizing the community to take an active role in improving their neighborhood, this year’s winner, Broward County’s City Hall Park, received $25,000 for park improvements while the other participants received $2,500 each.

-Was the highest paid player in 2005 for the Topps trading card company.

-Was selected the cover athlete for EA Sports NBA Live 06 video game.

-Was a tri-captain for the bronze medal winning U.S. Senior National Team that competed in the 2006 World Championships in Japan.

-Wore number 6 for the USA Basketball Senior National Team during the 2004 Olympics.

-In his free time he enjoys relaxing with friends and family, also enjoys football and lists the Chicago Bears and the University of Miami as his favorite teams.

-Enjoys buying and collecting shoes.

-Likes to listen to rap and rhythm and blues and lists 50 Cent, Jay Z and R. Kelly among his favorite musical artists.

-Lists Love and Basketball, Remember the Titans and Boomerang among his favorite movies.

-Lists chicken and mashed potatoes as his favorite foods.

-Says Italy is the favorite place he has visited and picked Africa as the place he would love to visit in the near future.

-Played on a traveling all-star team in Italy in the summer of 2001 for Bill Van Gundy, the father of current Orlando Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy.

-Wears a size 15 shoe.

From HEAT.com:

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FAVORITE NBA TEAM GROWING UP: Chicago Bulls

FAVORITE NBA PLAYERS: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen

FAVORITE NFL TEAM: Chicago Bears

FAVORITE MOVIE: He Got Game, Boomerang, Love and Basketball, Remember the Titans

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