An athlete that excelled in every sport he participated in, Charlie Ward, Jr. was a star standout at Thomas County Central High School in Thomasville, GA. Ward played basketball, baseball and was a star quarterback all throughout high school and later took his skilled talents thirty minutes down the road to Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. Charlie not only played football for Florida State, he also played basketball for the Seminoles as well.
In 1993, during his senior season, Ward won the Heisman Trophy, college football most prestigious award and he led the Seminoles to their first ever national championship. After a stellar college career in two sports, Ward was selected by the top three major sports in the United States; Football - 2nd round, Basketball - 1st round & Baseball as a free agent twice, even though he did not play baseball in college. Charlie chose basketball over football due to the fact that he was selected in the first round instead of the second. The New York Knicks selected Charlie in the first round of the NBA Draft with the 26th overall pick.
After 11 seasons and 3 different teams (New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs & Houston Rockets), Charlie Ward retired from the NBA and settled in Houston, TX to become an assistant coach with the Rockets. Ward later became an assistant coach for the Westbury Christian School varsity boys basketball team. Later that year, Charlie became the head football coach for Westbury Christian School for the varsity boys.
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