Education
Cardinal Hayes High School.
Cardinal Hayes High School.
A 6"4" (193 m) guard, Ward starred at Boston College from 1960 to 1963. He scored 1,112 points over the course of his collegiate career, and grabbed 947 rebounds. As a senior, he was an All-American third team selection and an Academic All-American first team honoree.
Ward was selected by the Saint Louis Hawks with the fifth pick of the 1963 National Basketball Association Draft.
He played four seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Hawks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Chicago Bulls, averaging 3.2 points per game. In 2007, Boston College retired Ward"s #40 jersey.