John Ward (American football)

John Henry Ward
Career information
No. 72
Date of birth	(1948-05-27)May 27, 1948
Place of birth	Enid, Oklahoma
Date of death	December 4, 2012(2012-12-04) (aged 64)
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Position(s)	Lineman
College	Oklahoma State
NFL draft	1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
As player
1970–1975	Minnesota Vikings
1976	Chicago Bears
1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Henry Ward (May 27, 1948 – December 4, 2012) was a National Football League lineman who played from 1970 to 1976 for the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played high school football at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was the Vikings' first round pick in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Ward died of cancer on December 4, 2012.^[1]

References

↑ Former Oklahoma State All-American John Henry Ward dies

1969 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	B Mike Phipps B Steve Owens B Jim Otis B Bobby Anderson E Jim Mandich E Walker Gillette E Carlos Alvarez T Bob McKay T John Ward G Chip Kell G Bill Bridges C Rodney Brand

Defense	E Jimmy Gunn E Phil Olsen T Mike Reid T Mike McCoy MG Jim Stillwagon LB Steve Kiner LB Dennis Onkotz LB Mike Ballou B Jack Tatum B Buddy McClinton B Tom Curtis

1970 NFL draft first-round selections

Terry Bradshaw Mike McCoy Mike Phipps Phil Olsen Al Cowlings Steve Zabel Mike Reid Larry Stegent Cedrick Hardman Ken Burrough Bobby Anderson John Small Jim Files Doug Wilkerson Walker Gillette Rich McGeorge Bruce Taylor Norm Bulaich Steve Owens Steve Tannen Bob McKay Jack Reynolds Duane Thomas Raymond Chester John Ward Sid Smith

Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

Mason Dunaway Eller Snow Shay Jones G. Washington Page Yary Ward Hayden Siemon Foreman McNeill Riley Mullaney White Kramer Holloway Brown Martin Nelson Browner Millard Doleman Robinson Dozier McDaniel R. Smith D. Washington Steussie Alexander Stringer Clemons Rudd Moss Culpepper Underwood Hovan Bennett McKinnie Williams Udeze Williamson James Greenway Peterson Harvin Ponder Kalil H. Smith Floyd Rhodes Patterson Barr Bridgewater Waynes

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Minnesota Vikings 1970 NFL draft selections

John Ward Bill Cappleman Chuck Burgoon Greg Jones Hap Farber Mike Carroll George Morrow Stu Voigt Godfrey Zaunbrecher James Holland Robert Pearce Tommy Spinks Bennie Francis Bruce Cerone Brian Healy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 inaugural season roster

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