October 12, 1970 Charlie Ward, 1993 Heisman Trophy winner, was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Ward played college football and basketball for four years at Florida State University. As a basketball player, he still holds the FSU record for career steals. As a football player, he won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Davey O’Brien Award [...]
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October 12th in African American History – Charlie Ward
By Chimsima Zuhri on October 12, 2011 in African American History, October, Sports
Tags: basketball, College Football Hall of Fame, Davey O’Brien Award, football, Heisman Trophy, James E. Sullivan Award, John Wooden Keys to Life Award, Maxwell Award, NBA, New York Knicks, Ward Foundation
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