Frank Ward (basketball) explained

Frank Ward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	4
Birth Date:	23 September 1904
Birth Place:	Parowan, Utah
Death Place:	Sheridan, Wyoming
Nationality:	American
High School:	Parowan (Parowan, Utah)
College:	Montana State (1926–1930)
Career Position:	Center
Highlights:	Helms national champion (1929) Consensus All-American (1930) First-team All-American – Helms (1929)

Frank Whitney Ward (September 23, 1904 – February 14, 1980) was an American basketball player who is best known for playing on the dominant teams of Montana State in the late 1920s. Ward, a center, played for coach G. Ott Romney, a man credited with implementing the fast break style of play in basketball. Montana State won three conference championships during Ward's tenure, and in 1928–29 they finished the season with a 35–2 record. They were declared national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Ward was a two-time NCAA All-American, including a consensus selection in 1930.

Following his college career, Ward coached high school basketball in Montana. He died on February 14, 1980, in Sheridan, Wyoming.^[1]

References

1. Web site: Consensus All-America Teams . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . February 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130085834/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/all-america.html . January 30, 2010 .
2. Web site: Montana Bobcats Strong at Start of 1929 Season . Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. 1929. February 5, 2011.
   1. Web site: The Golden Bobcats . Montana State University . February 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224064315/http://www.montana.edu/bobcats/traditions.php . December 24, 2010 . dead .

Notes and References

1. News: Frank Ward, ‘Golden Bobcat,’ dies. Independent Record. February 17, 1980. 2. Newspapers.com. January 24, 2021.