Background
Ward was born in Willard, Utah, and attended Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah.
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 was Utah State"s first All-American athlete in any sport, and he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.
He has also been inducted into the Utah State University Hall of Fame.