Coach Wade McGee is a member of the Cherokee tribe of Oklahoma. He is the son of the late Jerry McGee and Lela (Parrish) McGee of Oklahoma. Wade McGee’s mother, was of the Long Hair Clan of the Cherokee Nation. Wade grew up in Several towns in Oklahoma, maintaining a high GPA and excelling in football, basketball, track, and baseball. In high school, he became the leading rusher in the state, was named to the All Shrine Bowl Team and received the Army Reserve Academic Athlete of the Year award. In 1987 he graduated from Delaware High School in Delaware, Oklahoma.
McGee attended Haskell Indian Junior College, where he was named All-Conference Running Back his freshman year; and by his sophomore year he was ranked first in the nation in rushing and total offense and third in scoring. Wade still holds seven individual offensive records at Haskell. He graduated with honors, earning degrees in liberal arts and natural resources, and in 2014 McGee returned to College and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Idaho. He is currently obtaining his Master's Degree in Adult Organization Leadership and Learning from the U of I.
At Haskell, he met his future wife, Debbie Louie-McGee (a descendant of Chief Emmanual Louie of the Southern Okanogan and Chief Morris Antelope of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe), a Coeur d’Alene tribal member. Married 21 years, they have three sons: Tucker, 20 who plays football at Idaho State University in Pocatello Idaho, Jerry,19 who plays football at the University of Montana in Missoula Montana, and Kenny, 16 who is a stand out basketball player at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. They reside in Worley, Idaho, on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation.
All their kids have used, or are using, the Bigger Faster Stronger program during their high school and collegiate career.
McGee has worked hard to help athletes achieve the highest levels of athletic performance with the BFS program. Says McGee, "There is no program better in the nation at getting the best out of a kid when it comes to effort, making good choices and becoming a better athlete and human being." McGee says that while he emphasizes culture and identity with his athletes, the BFS Be an 11 program and its philosophies also work with any culture.
McGee has attended the National Certification for BFS Clinicians, he was named the National Director of Native Programs for BFS.
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