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Chris Ward

No. 72

Position:

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

December 16, 1955 (age 68)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

267 lb (121 kg)

Career information

High school:

Dayton (OH) Patterson

College:

Ohio State

NFL draft:

1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4

Career history

New York Jets (1978–1983)
New Orleans Saints (1984)

Career highlights and awards

PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978)
Unanimous All-American (1977)
Consensus All-American (1976)
Ohio State Hall of Fame

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	100
Games started:	95

Christopher Lamar Ward (born December 16, 1955) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Ohio State University. He is the son-in-law of Jim Brown.^[1]

References

^ "Chris Ward". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

v t e 1976 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Tommy Kramer RB Ricky Bell RB Tony Dorsett RB Rob Lytle WR Larry Seivers TE Ken MacAfee OT Mike Vaughan OT Chris Ward G Mark Donahue G Joel Parrish C Derrel Gofourth
Defense	DL Ross Browner DL Bob Brudzinski DL Joseph Campbell DL Gary Jeter DL Al Romano DL Wilson Whitley LB Robert Jackson LB Jerry Robinson DB Bill Armstrong DB Dave Butterfield DB Gary Green DB Dennis Thurman

v t e 1977 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Guy Benjamin RB Charles Alexander RB Earl Campbell RB Terry Miller WR John Jefferson WR Ozzie Newsome TE Ken MacAfee OT Dan Irons OT Chris Ward G Mark Donahue G Leotis Harris C Tom Brzoza
Defense	DL Ross Browner DL Dee Hardison DL Randy Holloway DL Brad Shearer DL Art Still LB Tom Cousineau LB Jerry Robinson LB Gary Spani DB Luther Bradley DB Zac Henderson DB Bob Jury DB Dennis Thurman

v t e 1978 NFL Draft first-round selections
Earl Campbell Art Still Wes Chandler Chris Ward Terry Miller James Lofton Ken MacAfee Ross Browner Keith Simpson Gordon King Luther Bradley Clay Matthews Mike Kenn John Jefferson Steve Little Blair Bush Doug Williams Bob Cryder Ken Greene Elvis Peacock Randy Holloway Ron Johnson Ozzie Newsome Dan Bunz Reese McCall John Anderson Don Latimer Larry Bethea

New York Jets first-round draft picks

Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)

v t e New York Jets 1978 NFL draft selections
Chris Ward Mark Merrill Mickey Shuler Dodie Donnell Randy Sidler Bobby Jackson Gregg Robinson Levi Armstrong James Earley Derrick Gaffney Mike Mock Roy Eppes Reggie Grant Neil Hutton Louis Richardson Pat Ryan Alan Williams

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