Charlie Ward
Charlie Ward
Charlie Ward, Jr.is a retired American professional NBA basketball player, college football Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee. Despite his NCAA football success, Ward was one of the very few players who won a Heisman trophy but was not drafted in the NFL draft. He was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame with Emmitt Smith and Bobby Bowden in 2006...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 October 1970
CityThomasville, GA
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That takes too much of your time. But I've always thought about coaching, whether it was here, AAU or teaching and mentoring young kids, ... I'll see how this goes. All my career I've taken things as they come, so this is no different.
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Of course, there's one more hurdle to jump,
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It wasn't as tough as people make it out to be, ... I was at peace about it after 11 years. I was able to play for a long time and experience a lot of different things.
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Of course, there's one more hurdle to jump. We still have to have an audience. Will they come? We don't know, but we're going to give it a good try.
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It's a transition from playing to coaching, but I still get an opportunity to be around the guys and be able to impart wisdom, ... I could have tried it, but it's a good career move.