
After The Gridiron
Podcast featuring interviews with retired football players from the CFL and NFL. They will share their journey through football and discuss what they are doing in their lives now. Creator and host, Lyle Green, will navigate them through the interview and ask the questions they haven't been asked before. You will get a truely unique glimpse into the lives of these athletes and get to know them on a deeper level.
After The Gridiron
EP 50: Interview With Former Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward
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Lyle Green
Charlie had an outstanding college career and is one of the greatest athletes of our generation. He didn't start playing sports until 5th grade because his parents didn't let him play organized sports until then. He didn't have a favourite sport, he just enjoyed playing them all. He was a natural athlete and played many sports. He and his friends even created sports to play to stay active. He was introduced to football by his dad who coached. He got to play quarterback after an injury, without the knowledge of his mother who was against it. He chose Florida State due to its closeness to home, as well as the fact that Coach Bobby Bowden was going to let him play basketball as well. He rewarded the coach with a National Title, the first in school history, and a Heisman Trophy. After college, he didn't commit to football which hurt his draft status. He wanted to play his Senior year in basketball as well as prepare for the NBA draft, so he went undrafted in the NFL. He was selected by the Knicks and enjoyed a great career, playing in an NBA Final. He is now coaching basketball in Florida and helping to shape the next generation of young athletes. He also has a foundation that is doing great things in the community as well. For more on Charlie and all that he's doing now, follow the links below.LINKStwiter: https://twitter.com/realcharlieward?lang=en (@RealCharlieWard)facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlieWardOfficial/ (@CharlieWardOfficial)instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charliewardofficial/?hl=en (@CharlieWardOfficial)foundation: https://charlieward.org/ (www.charlieward.org/)RESOURCESwww.atgridiron.comwww.symfonies.ca