He was the quarterback of the undefeated national champion 1894 Yale Bulldogs football team and was selected as the first-team quarterback on the 1894 All-America college football team.

At the end of the 1894 season, Adee was selected by both Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney as the first-team quarterback on the 1894 All-America college football team.

[1] Adee was also an amateur tennis player who played six times in the USA singles championship between 1903 and 1909.

He also served as president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1916 to 1919.

He was also a member of the Davis Cup and Amateur Rules Committees.