Elmer Henry "Bear" Ward (October 13, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American football player.

Ward was born in Willard, Utah, and attended Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah.

He then enrolled at Utah State Agricultural College where he played college football for the Utah State Aggies football team.

He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team center on the 1934 College Football All-America Team.

[2] He has also been inducted into the Utah State University Hall of Fame.