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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 13, 1912 | |
| Place of birth: Willard, Utah | |
| Date of death: March 26, 1996 (aged 83) | |
| Place of death: Ogden, Utah | |
| Career information | |
| College: Utah State | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Detroit Lions ( 1935) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Elmer Henry "Bear" Ward (October 13, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American football player. Ward was born in Willard, Utah, and attended Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. He then enrolled at Utah State Agricultural College where he played college football for the Utah State Aggies football team. He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team center on the 1934 College Football All-America Team. He also played professional football for the NFL champion Detroit Lions during the 1935 NFL season.[1] He was Utah State's first All-American athlete in any sport, and he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[2] He has also been inducted into the Utah State University Hall of Fame.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Elmer Ward". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WardEl20.htm. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Honorees". Utah Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.utahsportshalloffame.org/honorees/hall-of-fame.html. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Elmer H. "Bear" Ward". Deseret News. March 27, 1996. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/479870/DEATH--ELMER-H-BEAR-WARD.html?pg=all.
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