Heisman Trophy Candidate

Is there any mystery as to who will win the Heisman Trophy? I don’t think so.

Trophy winners. opportunity to lead his team to the national championship and his stats are right in there with the best of them. ple are purists when it comes to the Heisman. thing that embodies goodness. preach a sermon the next.

30 miles from Tallahassee, home of the Florida State Seminoles. passes for a 57% completion rate.

Georgia and Georgia Tech. twenty-five. ball and basketball.

“Super Prep's” All-Dixie team. occasionally. touch and make you tight. awin. good. lift.

If you get out a map, you'll find out Thomasville is only about BOBBY BOWDEN’S PRE-SEASON COMMENTS “Last year we tried a lot of different formations during the season.

We tried this.

Then we tried that. we found something that worked nearly every time we used it.

We just said to ourselves, ‘Boy, this shotgun is pretty good. We think that’s Charlie’s stuff.’ “When Charlie gets the ball in the pocket with peo-/ ple coming at him, he’s just hard to stop because they don’t know whether he’s going to run or throw. And he flat wears Georgia. working hard.” definite eleven.

Iyou read this article, I me:

Georgia second team All-Stater. does Charlie stack up against such expectations?

1,000 yards and threw for 1,891 yards. the defense out.

He’s just unbelievable in the shotgun. like I've said before, ‘Once Charlie leaves, we're going to have to start coaching again,’ because the things he does, we can’t teach.”

Charlie also works hard in the classroom. both his mother and father have served as department.

Both graduated from Florida A&M also in Tallahassee. hard and has a 3.2 GPA in his major and will graduate awards that perhaps | «without a doubt Charlie has been one of the few are aware that | sreatest leaders we’ve ever had at Florida State last year he was also | University. He’s respected by everyone he comes selected to the|/into contact with. Charlie always has confidence Coast | without being cocky.

Charlie is also a real strong Christian man.

America Football]He speaks all the time to help and encourage Team. youth to stay off drugs and alcohol. Charlie There is | inspires kids to want to be good people.” of stunning. remember interviewing in our BFS Journal was a student body ofÏcer.

President at Florida State. has an eye on something bigger in the future.

During Charlie's freshman year, he served as the Seminole punter averaging 37.1 yards per kick, but only saw limited action as a quarterback. became FSU's starting point guard halfway through the season and led the Tournament Championship. He made the All-Metro Tournament team and the conference’s All- Freshman team as he averaged 3.5 assists per game. drilled a three-pointer to beat Louisville in the conference finals. In 1991. Charlie was a back up Bowl victory as its MVP. made some All-America Teams and was one of the three finalists for the Quarterback Award. passes in 365 attempts (56%) for 2,647 yards with 22 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. another 504 yards rushing and 6 touchdowns.

stats ranked him fourth nationally. There was good news and bad news during last year’s basket ball season. news: aged 7.8 points, 5.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game. partial dislocation of his non-throwing shoulder during the season. He was only able to play in 17 games, The injury required surgery and Charlie had to miss spring practice.

Still, Charlie helped lead his team to another ACC runner-up finish Weldon and again saw only limited action.

He did, however, lead the Seminole basketball team to a 22-8 record and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. game along with 7.2 points and 3.2 assists per game. year, Charlie Ward got |g his chance in football and Player-of-the-Year.

Van Halanger and Coach Bill Morris. you will. first. rejoice in Him all the time.” ing. happen if everyone did that. hatred.”

“Charlie is a super worker. two seasons with Charlie starting.

Surprisingly, basketball has been Charlie’s roughest sport. All in all, he has had five kree surgeries; four of those came in high school. at one time Charlie might have cancer.

Fortunately, it wasn’t.

“My knees are fine,” Charlie “I went to the track coach and he helped me with my running. throw to prepare. I stretch everyday. pounds and I guess some people like me might be intimidated by big linemen in the weight room when they lift those huge weights. really care about that. once. and do my best.” were orthoscopic surgeries. “With basketball, you can have more hour a day rule. experimented with drugs. with basketball. always with guys who didn’t drink,” said to do it, I'd trust his judgment. rounded myself with good kids. not worried about what people say I have my own mind. “Being successful means working hard. out.” or do.

ICharlie’s marital status, his answer surprised me and made me ponder on its significance. “Unfortunately, I’m not married,” said Charlie, look forward to marriage someday and having a couple of kids.

Heisman Candidate, who not only takes its noble and lofty purity of meaning in stride, but embellishes Halanger for helping us with this article and especially Charlie for ly.” asserted. stairs.

1993.

“It's very important to have a relationship with the Lord and the Lord. yourself, but not being boastful. his wonderful Upper Limit example.

We wish him well. well be the first man drafted in the first round in both football and basketball...

From BFS Magazine — Winter 1993. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).