american football september april american football coach player played college football considered alongside greatest played maryland ward player named associated_press team american offensive defensive position ward named team american following year received consensus team honors served maryland head football coach success coached football total years including assistant coaching positions oklahoma iowa state army ward inducted player early life born elizabeth new_jersey september attended second world war ward enlisted united_states_army completed stationed fort georgia later served lieutenant united_states_air_force college career ward enrolled played varsity football years offensive guard defensive feet inches meters pounds ward standards day significantly compared current known consistently ing larger players relatively small stature earned nickname watch charm guard ward known traits compensate sized opposing maryland quarterback runner later said ward remember game bobby ward middle guard went right center tackle went right center tackle little later went center left went right seen anybody dominate game like bobby ward years maryland achieved record won bowl games secured national championship bowl ward named game valuable player sugar bowl washington_post called second game century ward ranked maryland team defeated coach ranked tennessee team performance capped perfect season final game career ward tackled tennessee offensive forced maryland capitalized touchdown ward graduated bachelor degree business ward captained college team reigning national_football_league nfl champions professionals won ward declined professional playing career turned contract offers 24th round nfl draft selection dallas awards praise ward named associated_press team american defensive middle guard offensive guard player achieved honor offensive defensive position legendary sportswriter named american team maryland played selected ward team named southern conference team ward consensus american selected associated_press named southern conference player year year year selected team ward voted maryland valuable player years playing career twice received team outstanding jersey number retired maryland head coach previously coached team americans oklahoma coached aside ward maryland said ward greatest football player seen best coached quarterback jack considered ward maryland best time alongside teammate round nfl draft pick said believe greatest player pound pound seen pro college ball ward inducted coaching career declined offers pursue professional playing career ward coached game years time spent assistant coach served capacity maryland oklahoma iowa state army ward enjoyed strictly environment players appreciated ward returned alma mater head coaching position season players failed academically qualify play team season team lost games time modern era ward second year saw slight improvement recording losses wins north_carolina south_carolina players growing increasingly coaching style march maryland athletic director called meeting players ward assistants man committee thirty players told ward longer wished play team accused intimidation tactics included verbal physical abuse ward listened player grievances respond time days later resigned head coach later year sports_illustrated interviewed ward said won wasn good players started guys couldn fight way paper bag guys sat bench couldn couple newspaper guys don know football gets campus newspaper sudden got power thought having university student newspaper criticized ward moving team dormitory forced students ward stated advice denied intent focusing players studies building ward assistants monitored players academic performance enforced class attendance placed perceived ward stated year players failed school claimed history poor athlete academics complained poor communication head coach concerned situation surrounding ward resignation sent letter demanding investigation said don know right wrong don think good thing squad fire coach association ought know happened university fired english professor class didn like way things know want know happened maryland head coach played offensive guard ward players remained team teammates walked protest long events said tough coach addressed players concerns don know left things learned surround good assistants don know necessarily ward track coaches college said think bob problem expected players play way times changed maryland ward took job assistant coach ottawa rough riders later coached toronto remained canada remainder coaching career later life canadian coaching stint ward wife opened liquor store located maryland operated sons james robert kelly sons importantly benjamin daughter attended time american wrestler national champion weight class died sons homes maryland april age complications related disease remains interred arlington national cemetery head coaching record
Bob Ward (American football)