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At the Tulsa game, there was a booth for "Team Torrey Ward," manned by his mom, longtime UAB employee Janice Ward, as well as Torrey Jr. They were handing out flyers and raising support for their fund-raiser to provide athletic shoes for K-12 kids in need.

By the way, Torrey, Jr. was a standout WR for Helena High School football this season. UAB recruited him some, but he told me the coaches wanted him to play tight end and he wants to play wideout. He is going to play at Samford in the fall. He seems to be an outstanding young man, following in the footsteps of his dad (and his grandmom too).

For those who don't know, Torrey Ward, Sr. was a great basketball player under Murry Bartow at UAB in the late 1990's. He played professionally overseas, and later was an assistant coach for AK at Ole Miss. He was the assistant head coach at Illinois State, when he died in a plane crash in 2015 on his way home from the Final Four in Indianapolis.

If you're interested in honoring Torrey and making a donation to this fund-raiser, you can go to: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/sEYRiA?vid=1h2zc0

Or see Janice Ward's Instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/jbward0906/

Thanks for bringing this. My wife knows Janice Ward and thinks the world of her.

I hope Dilfer changes his mind and brings him on as a WR/TE

Thanks for info. TW was one of my favorite Blazers of all time.
My daughters first ever college bball gave was UAB @ Illinois State, when they honored him and his family