Carl Ward

Ward in 1964

Position:

Halfback, Defensive back, Return specialist

Personal information

Date of birth:

July 26, 1944 (age 72)

Place of birth:

Hartford, Alabama

Career information

College:

University of Michigan

NFL Draft:

1967 / Round: 4 / Pick: 83

Career history

Cleveland Browns (1967–1968)
New Orleans Saints (1969)

Career highlights and awards

All-Big Ten, 1965
Longest kickoff return in Cleveland Browns history

Career NFL statistics

Games:	30
Return yards:	907
Fumble recoveries:	6

Player stats at PFR

Games:	30
Return yards:	907
Fumble recoveries:	6

Carl Davis Ward (born July 26, 1944) is a former American football player. He played college football as a halfback for the University of Michigan from 1964 to 1966 and professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints from 1967 to 1969.

Ward was born in Hartford, Alabama, in 1944. He attended Taft High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1964, Ward helped lead the Wolverines football team to their first Big Ten Conference championship since 1950, breaking the longest championship drought in school history. The 1964 Wolverines outscored their opponents 235–83, finished the regular season 8–1, and narrowly missed an undefeated season with a 21–20 loss to a Purdue Boilermakers team led by sophomore Bob Griese.

The Wolverines (ranked No. 4) advanced to the Rose Bowl where they defeated Tommy Prothro's Oregon State Beavers, 34–7, on New Year's Day. Ward gained 88 rushing yards on 10 carries in the 1965 Rose Bowl, including a 43-yard touchdown run.

Ward continued as one of the Wolverines' leading yard gainers for three consecutive years from 1964 to 1966. He was the team's leading rusher in 1965 with 639 net rushing yards and the leading kickoff returner with 193 yards on 10 kickoff returns. In a September 1966 game that matched Michigan against its 1965 Rose Bowl opponent, Ward scored to touchdowns in a 31–0 victory over Oregon State.

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