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My Take
Charlie Ward might be the most astonishing résumé in this whole batch. Winning the Heisman Trophy as Florida State's quarterback and a national championship, then turning around and playing in the NBA, with baseball in the mix too, is the sort of multi-sport mastery that simply does not happen anymore. Most athletes fight to make it in one discipline; he competed at the top of several, which says as much about his mind and competitive instinct as his body. Now coaching college basketball, he is doing what winners often do best, teaching others how to win. The man is pure athletic intelligence.
Overview
Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and current head coach for the Florida A&M Rattlers. Ward was an exceptional college football player as well, winning the Heisman Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award, and College Football National Championship as a quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charlie Ward
- Name (Japanese)
- チャーリー・ウォード
- Reading
- ちゃーりー・うぉーど
- Born
- October 12, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Thomasville, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach / American football player / baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thomas County Central High School
- University
- Florida State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.