Victory Banquet Sunday, April 11, 2010 Ferrell Center - Baylor University 5pm Ticket: $50 Table of 10: $500 |
Past Banquet Speakers: 2009 - Quan Cosby 2010 - Charlie Ward 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - |
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Keynote Speaker: Charlie Ward Charlie Ward has received recognition for being one of the best all-around athletes in the last quarter century. He led Florida State to one of its two national championships, earned after the team beat Nebraska 18-16 in the 1994 Orange Bowl. He also won the Sullivan Award, which honors America's top amateur athlete, the same year he won the Heisman Trophy. In 2006 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. A versatile athlete Ward was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993, even though he did not play baseball in college. He did play basketball in college and went on to play professional basketball with the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. He retired in the 2004-05 season. Now a coach in Houston at Westbury Christian School, Ward is known for his extensive charitable work through groups like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. |