"[1] In 1925, Ward experienced a breakout season, running for 98 yards in a single quarter against Linden Center in Dayton, Ohio and scoring three touchdowns against Lincoln.

[3] In 1926 he missed time due to injuries from running a nail into his hand.,[4] but stayed true to form when he was on the field, scoring a 98 yard touchdown during a 16–0 win over Bluefield Institute.

[2] He made national headlines again in late October when he intercepted a pass and scored an 80 yard touchdown in a 7–0 win over Lincoln at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

[5] Ward wrapped up his college football career on Thanksgiving Day in 1928, kicking a game-tying field goal in the closing moments of a 13–13 tie against West Virginia State in Cleveland.

On the track and field team at Wilberforce, Ward participated in the shot put and discus throws, running broad jump, and sprinting events.

[2] In 1924 the Baltimore Afro-American called Ward "the Jim Thorpe of today," noting his abilities in tennis, wrestling, and gymnastics in addition to his baseball, football, and basketball exploits.

[21] He umpired the 1944 Negro World Series between the Homestead Grays and Birmingham Black Barons,[21] and in 1945 he was chosen to work the East-West All-Star Game in Chicago, which featured Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella.

[3] In July 1945, Ward was honored during pregame ceremonies of a Cincinnati Clowns-Memphis Red Sox game for his "long and meritorious career as an arbiter".