Wally Dale
Wally Dale
Full Name:  Wallace Franklin Dale
     Born:  October 10, 1941, Portsmouth, Ohio
     Died:  May 30, 2023, Coral Springs, Fla.
   School:  Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida


FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
60-61     G       6-0  163  So       Coral Gables                
61-62 41  G       6-0  176  So-R *   Coral Gables                
62-63 41  G       6-0  176  Jr-R *   Coral Gables                
63-64 41  G       6-0  176  Sr-R     Coral Gables                
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1962  6-0  176  So-R *   Coral Gables                            


Comments
Wallace Franklin Dale Obituary.
Published in the Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 9 Jul 2023, page B9.

Wallace F. Dale, "Wally" passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2023, in Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida at the age of 81. Born October 10, 1941, to Howard and Mary Ellen Dale in Portsmouth, Ohio. Wally moved to Coral Gables, Florida his junior year and graduated from Coral Gables High School in 1959. He received a basketball scholarship from Florida State University where he met and married his wife Mary Berch of 48 years. While at Florida State, Wally owned two service stations and earned his master's degree. After graduation, Wally then began his 35-year career with State Farm Insurance as an agent, district manager, and executive consultant for the home office. Following thereafter, he went to work for the Princeton Consulting Group. Wally was active with many civic and non-profit organizations during his life with a true passion for helping people. As a friend, advisor, teacher, mentor, and father figure his legacy will leave a mark and live on through his family and friends who knew him. Wallace is survived by his pre-deceased wife Mary Berch Dale, son Thomas Dale 57, wife (Jaqueline) Dale 49, grandsons Blake 29, Jackson 5, daughter Jennifer Rupert , husband (Chris) Rupert 61, grandsons Zackary 25, John 17, son Berch Dale 53, grandson Berch 11.



FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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61-62 12           21   46 .457          .000    8  10 .800   50  4.2              11  0.9  24  0                    
62-63 24           57  135 .422          .000   17  29 .586  131  5.5              53  2.2  69  5                    
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   36   0    0  78  181 .431    0   0 .000   25  39 .641  181  5.0      0   0   64  1.8  93  5    0    0    0    0
Basketball
Game Statistics
1961-62                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan  4 Oklahoma City        1            0    0             0   0    0                   2                    
Jan 11 Rollins College      1            5    8             1   1   11                   1                    
Jan 13 Miami                1            3    6             0   0    6                   4                    
Jan 31 Alabama              1            2    8             3   3    7                   1                    
Feb  3 Oklahoma City        1            0    3             0   0    0                   0                    
Feb  8 Valdosta State Coll  1            0    2             1   2    1                   2                    
Feb 12 Tampa                1            4    6             2   2   10                   4                    
Feb 15 Georgia              1            0    1             0   0    0                   2                    
Feb 21 Florida              1            1    1             0   1    2                   0                    
Feb 24 Miami                1            2    5             1   1    5                   2                    
Feb 26 Tampa                1            4    6             0   0    8                   4                    
Mar  2 Georgia              1            0    0             0   0    0                   2                    
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Totals                     12   0    0  21   46    0   0    8  10   50      0   0    0  24    0    0    0    0

1962-63                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  1 Tampa                1            3                  0   0    6                   0                    
Dec  3 Valdosta State Coll  1            2    2             0   1    4                   3                    
Dec  6 Florida              1            1    5             0   1    2               2   4                    
Dec  8 Auburn               1            2                  1   1    5                   1                    
Dec 10 Alabama              1            3    5             0   0    6               1   2                    
Dec 12 Kentucky             1            0    0             1   3    1                   0                    
Dec 21 Auburn               1            5   12             2   2   12               4   4                    
Dec 22 Richmond             1            0    1             1   2    1               0   0                    
Dec 27 Georgia              1            1    4             3   4    5               1   4                    
Dec 28 Alabama              1            1    4             0   0    2               2   1                    
Dec 29 Georgia Southern     1            2                  0   0    4                   2                    
Jan  2 Tennessee            1            3    6             0   0    6                                        
Jan  3 UT-Chattanooga       1            6   11             2   3   14               5   4                    
Jan 12 Miami                1            1    6             0   2    2               2   5                    
Jan 14 Georgia              1            5    7             0   0   10               5   3                    
Jan 17 Georgia              1            3   10             1   1    7               1   2                    
Jan 19 Georgia Tech         1            1    7             0   1    2               5   4                    
Jan 23 Florida              1            6   12             2   3   14               3   5                    
Jan 26 Houston              1            1    6             2   2    4               1   1                    
Jan 28 Alabama              1            3    5             0   0    6               2   2                    
Feb  5 Valdosta State Coll  1            0    1             2   2    2               2   2                    
Feb  9 Stetson              1            2    4             0   0    4               1   5                    
Feb 11 Centenary College    1            4    6             0   0    8               2   5                    
Feb 23 Miami                1            2                  0   1    4                   5                    
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Totals                     24   0    0  57  114    0   0   17  29  131      0   0   39  64    0    0    0    0

Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1962                                                                   0-2   0-5         0-7
Tot                                                                    0-2   0-5         0-7

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Bob Berry 1962 0-1 0-4 0-5 Mike Dyer 1962 0-3 0-3 1962 0-2 Totals 0-1 0-7 0-10
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/17/1962 6 Roger Schwartz Pennsylvania L 6-1, 6-2 0- 1 03/23/1962 6 Bob Teall Navy L 6-0, 6-0 0- 2 04/03/1962 5 Bud Hoffman Hope College L 6-2, 6-2 0- 3 04/04/1962 6 James Shranger Amherst College L 6-0, 6-0 0- 4 04/13/1962 5 Richard Ishpording Cincinnati L 6-4, 6-1 0- 5 05/02/1962 6 Al Thomas Rollins College L 6-0, 6-2 0- 6 05/07/1962 6 Jerry Pfeiffer Florida L 6-2, 6-3 0- 7
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/17/1962 2 Bob Berry Roger Schwartz/John Stein Pennsylvania L 6-0, 6-0 0- 1 03/26/1962 3 Mike Dyer Dave Greenslade/Bill Stone Presbyterian College L 6-0, 6-1 0- 2 04/02/1962 3 Mike Dyer Ed Christmas/Stuart Skadden Furman L 7-5, 8-6 0- 3 04/03/1962 3 Bob Berry Tigelaar/Dave Zeward Hope College L 11-9, 6-4 0- 4 04/04/1962 3 Mike Dyer James Guest/James Shrager Amherst College L 6-3, 6-2 0- 5 04/13/1962 3 Bob Berry Richard Ishpording/Allen Rosenburg Cincinnati L 6-3, 6-2 0- 6 05/02/1962 3 Bob Berry Mike Alegre/Al Thomas Rollins College L 6-0, 6-2 0- 7 05/07/1962 3 Bob Berry Richard Collins/Jerry Pfeiffer Florida L 6-0, 6-0 0- 8