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Introduction
Early Life
Family
High School Hero
Breaking a Barrier
Michigan Man
A Mixed Welcome
Campus Jobs and Social Life
A Rare Talent
He Came to Play Football
A One-Man Track Team
Never A Captain
Olympic Dreams
The Game
The “Gentlemen’s Agreement”
Why Georgia Tech?
Decisions
Protest
Game Day
A Full Career
A Henry Ford Protégé
The Honorable Willis Ward
Family and Death
Legacy
Ward and the Athletic Department
The Michigan Daily and Academia
Gerald Ford and "Black and Blue"
The Willis Ward Lounge
About
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Close-up of Willis Ward from the 1935 Track team photo
