Charlie Ward returning to Florida State in ambassador role

Former Heisman winner Charlie Ward will be returning to Florida State in the fall in an ambassador role.

Ward -- who played football and basketball for the Seminoles from 1989 through 1993 -- first confirmed the news to Noles247.

Ward has left his mark in program history as the quarterback who led Florida State to its first football national championship in 1993.

He became the Seminoles' first Heisman Trophy winner the same year, amassing 3,032 passing yards and 31 total touchdowns.

Ward also led the FSU basketball team to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight in 1993 and a Sweet 16 in 1992.

After a prolific career at FSU, Ward elected to pursue a professional career in the NBA over the NFL, playing for 11 years in the league after he was drafted in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

Ward was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Ward had previously been working as the head coach at Pensacola Booker T. Washington High School, but he confirmed to Noles247 that he will be stepping down to accept the ambassador position with Florida State.

Ward is another FSU legend who has taken a more visible presence at FSU since Willie Taggart took over as head coach, joining Deion Sanders.