John Ward (American football)

John Henry Ward
	No. 72
Date of birth	May 27, 1948
Place of birth	Enid, Oklahoma
Date of death	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s)	Lineman
College	Oklahoma State
NFL draft	1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
As player
1970–1975	Minnesota Vikings
1976	Chicago Bears
1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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John Henry Ward (May 27, 1948 – December 4, 2012) was a National Football League lineman who played from 1970 to 1976 for the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played high school football at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was the Vikings' first round pick in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Ward died of cancer on December 4, 2012.^[1]

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v t e 1969 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Mike Phipps B Steve Owens B Jim Otis B Bobby Anderson E Jim Mandich E Walker Gillette E Carlos Alvarez T Bob McKay T John Ward G Chip Kell G Bill Bridges C Rodney Brand
Defense	E Jimmy Gunn E Phil Olsen T Mike Reid T Mike McCoy MG Jim Stillwagon LB Steve Kiner LB Dennis Onkotz LB Mike Ballou B Jack Tatum B Buddy McClinton B Tom Curtis

Career information
No. 72
Date of birth	(1948-05-27)May 27, 1948
Place of birth	Enid, Oklahoma
Date of death	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Position(s)	Lineman
College	Oklahoma State
NFL draft	1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
As player
1970–1975	Minnesota Vikings
1976	Chicago Bears
1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com