Wade Elmer Marlette (March 1, 1900 – March 3, 1980) was an American athlete and coach who played baseball, basketball, and football at Elon College and coached high school sports in North Carolina and Maine.
[1][2] He attended Elon College High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball.
[5] Soon thereafter, he was promoted to varsity football coach after Ducky Pond entered the United States Navy.
[7] Marlette himself left the school that winter to become a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve.
[8] Marlette was a physical training officer in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 and served oversees from 1944 to 1945.