Van Ward

{{Short description|American football coach}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Van I. Ward

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|9|6}}

| birth_place = New York, U.S.

| death_date = c. {{Death date and age|1919|3|4|1884|9|6}}

| death_place = Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1909

| coach_team1 = Kalamazoo

| overall_record = 2–3–1

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Van I. Ward (September 6, 1884 – c. March 4, 1919) was an American football coach.{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6Z2-136|title=FamilySearch.org|website=FamilySearch |accessdate=28 July 2023}} He was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for the 1909 season. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 2–3–1.{{Cite web

|last = DeLassus

|first = David

|title = Kalamazoo Coaching Records

|publisher = College Football Data Warehouse

|url = http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/miaa/kalamazoo/coaching_records.php

|access-date = December 2, 2010

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101121023910/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/miaa/kalamazoo/coaching_records.php

|archive-date = November 21, 2010

|url-status = dead

|df = mdy-all

}}

His obituary appeared in the Kalamazoo Gazette on March 4, 1919.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all?lname=van+ward|title=Search For Old Newspaper Archives Online | GenealogyBank|website=www.genealogybank.com|accessdate=28 July 2023}}