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Bucktastic
Troy Smith for HEISMAN
Met him at the Alamo Bowl last year. A great man. HAPPY B-DAY SR.
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AirForceBuck
No mercy
Spoke with him at the Spring game as I dropped my digicam card over the balcony and he was pushing camera and tech equipment out of the way to get it for me. Hes a very humble man and a great leader. Thanks for everything Coach G.
BTW, when is he supposed to be officially leaving Glenville?
BTW, when is he supposed to be officially leaving Glenville?
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Congrats on the "5-0" Coach Ginn, and here's best wishes on going 5-0 this Post-Season. There would be NOTHING SWEETER than having Coach Ginn take this inner-city Cleveland School all the way to the State Championship.
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I'll tell you what I really respect. It's the values that this man has imparted to these central city school kids. The humility, respect for education and knowledge, decency and self-respect that every one of these kids has acquired from him is obvious. Even when Troy Smith did that stupid thing he did, Ted Ginn Sr did not attack him but rather back-channelled his disappointment in a more appropriate way.
He has shown us all a lot about what it means to serve humankind and rise to our potential as human beings.
Happy 50th Ted Ginn!
He has shown us all a lot about what it means to serve humankind and rise to our potential as human beings.
Happy 50th Ted Ginn!
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
scout.com$
12/31/05
Great article on Coach Ginn preparing to coach in the Army All-American game on 7 Jan.
12/31/05
Great article on Coach Ginn preparing to coach in the Army All-American game on 7 Jan.
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2/12
Board supports coach on charter school
Saturday, February 11, 2006 Janet Okoben
Plain Dealer Reporter
Glenville football coach Ted Ginn Sr.'s wish to start his own school looks likely to come true for the next school year.
The Ginn Academy, a publicly funded charter school, got tentative approval from the Cleveland school board on Thursday and is expected to have a final go-ahead by March 15. The Cleveland School District will serve as sponsor of the academy and will get 3 percent of the $5,169 per student that the state provides for charter schools.
But don't look for Ginn Academy on a football schedule yet. Organizers plan to start with 25 ninth-graders next fall and hope to eventually expand to 350 students. In their proposal, they say they want to draw students from the entire state.
They also want students to be able to play sports for Glenville or another "partnering school." Jerry Allen, an attorney and board member for the school, said the details of where students can play sports are still being worked out, though.
The school will be housed in the offices of the former TRW plant at 1455 East 185th St. and bills itself as a place for at-risk students. Ginn will staff the school with "teacher-mentors" and will apply some of the principles he ha developed as a coach to the school setting, Allen said.
School board members are receptive to Ginn's proposal but still want details, particularly about a pitch to one day make some or all of the academy a boarding school. The state law on charter schools doesn't forbid boarding schools, but it doesn't give schools any extra money to operate them, either. Allen said that is where private fund raising would come in.
Although the academy organizers have just started seeking donations, he said they have been encouraged by the interest in the school. Ginn Academy was granted nonprofit status last spring, and while charter schools can't charge tuition, they can use donations to supplement their work.
Plain Dealer reporter Ellen Jan Kleinerman contributed to this story.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-4535
2/12
Board supports coach on charter school
Saturday, February 11, 2006 Janet Okoben
Plain Dealer Reporter
Glenville football coach Ted Ginn Sr.'s wish to start his own school looks likely to come true for the next school year.
The Ginn Academy, a publicly funded charter school, got tentative approval from the Cleveland school board on Thursday and is expected to have a final go-ahead by March 15. The Cleveland School District will serve as sponsor of the academy and will get 3 percent of the $5,169 per student that the state provides for charter schools.
But don't look for Ginn Academy on a football schedule yet. Organizers plan to start with 25 ninth-graders next fall and hope to eventually expand to 350 students. In their proposal, they say they want to draw students from the entire state.
They also want students to be able to play sports for Glenville or another "partnering school." Jerry Allen, an attorney and board member for the school, said the details of where students can play sports are still being worked out, though.
The school will be housed in the offices of the former TRW plant at 1455 East 185th St. and bills itself as a place for at-risk students. Ginn will staff the school with "teacher-mentors" and will apply some of the principles he ha developed as a coach to the school setting, Allen said.
School board members are receptive to Ginn's proposal but still want details, particularly about a pitch to one day make some or all of the academy a boarding school. The state law on charter schools doesn't forbid boarding schools, but it doesn't give schools any extra money to operate them, either. Allen said that is where private fund raising would come in.
Although the academy organizers have just started seeking donations, he said they have been encouraged by the interest in the school. Ginn Academy was granted nonprofit status last spring, and while charter schools can't charge tuition, they can use donations to supplement their work.
Plain Dealer reporter Ellen Jan Kleinerman contributed to this story.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-4535
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2/17
Coach Prepares To Open Local Academy
<!-- END HEADLINE --> <!-- BEGIN STORY BODY --> Thu Feb 16, 6:48 PM ET
Most people are used to seeing Ted Ginn Sr. coaching the Glenville Tarblooders to victory on the football field and on the track.
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NewsChannel5's Danita Harris reported Ginn is a man who wears many hats. He's a security officer, coach, mentor and friend to the students.
Ginn is the father of standout Ohio State University football player Ted Ginn Jr. and father figure to many football players.
The elder Ginn is a man who gladly sweeps up the broken pieces of his students' lives by planting in them a desire to learn.
"You have to be able to change the world through education," Ginn said. "And if we don't have education what do we have?"
Harris: "Coach, are we losing our black children?"
Ginn: "No question. Every day, I'm in the mix every day. We're losing them because we're not giving awareness. We're not giving them the protection."
Homicide is the No. 1 killer among young black males, Harris reported.
The statistic comes to life for Ginn. He recently lost one of his players to violence. Anthony Gordon, 16, was shot and killed at a nightclub in the flats.
Harris: "How do you take a tragedy like what happened to Anthony Gordon, and turn it around and motivate your players?"
Ginn: "To me, it's simple. When you're out there fighting a war you got soldiers -- maybe that soldier just somewhere just wasn't trained properly. Because in a war, if you're not trained properly, you'll get shot. You're gonna die. And if we don't give them the awareness, and see all of that is a part of the training, we're going to lose our kids."
Harris reported that Ginn is a man who talks the talk and walks the walk.
Students can walk directly across the street from Glenville High School to the Educational Resource Center -- a program that was birthed out of Ginn's passion to see students excel academically.
"We do math, reading every day before we go to practice. And the structure is there because I can get them to the field and I can get them to the track, but they have to get to the tutoring center before they get to all of that," Ginn said.
Harris: "What would you say to people who would say, 'Hey look, you're the coach. Win us some championships. You keep your skills to the field. We'll take care of the classroom.' "
Ginn: "If you keep looking at the scoreboard and the record and all, that's nothing. It's not about that. And I'm not going to apologize for that and I'm not going to apologize for working hard for kids."
Harris reported Ginn's vision stretches beyond Cleveland and he hopes to attract students from all over the country to the Ginn College Preparatory Academy, which is being created in cooperation with the Cleveland Municipal School District. It will be another way for Ginn to fulfill his purpose.
"This is my job, my purpose and this is what I feel is me," he said.
2/17
Coach Prepares To Open Local Academy
<!-- END HEADLINE --> <!-- BEGIN STORY BODY --> Thu Feb 16, 6:48 PM ET
Most people are used to seeing Ted Ginn Sr. coaching the Glenville Tarblooders to victory on the football field and on the track.
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center">[SIZE=-2]ADVERTISEMENT[/SIZE]
</td></tr></tbody></table><script type="text/javascript"> if (window.yzq_a == null) document.write("<scr" + "ipt type=text/javascript src=""http://us.js2.yimg.com/us.js.yimg.com/lib/bc/bc_1.7.3.js></scr" + "ipt>"); </script><script type="text/javascript"> if (window.yzq_a) { yzq_a('p', 'P=SiFbOs6.I3pegFUwQioLgQC2R0TEfkP1w.MAC6Yg&T=17jrm010q%2fX%3d1140179939%2fE%3d36095809%2fR%3dnews%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d1.1%2fW%3d8%2fY%3dYAHOO%2fF%3d651952184%2fH%3dY2FjaGVoaW50PSJuZXdzIiBjb250ZW50PSJtYW47c2VjdXJpdHk7ZWR1Y2F0aW9uO2NoaWxkcmVuO2l0O2dpdmU7SXQ7IiByZWZ1cmw9IiIgdG9waWNzPSIi%2fS%3d1%2fJ%3d5023BECE'); yzq_a('a', '&U=1394ud5t3%2fN%3dGgqTO86.IsI-%2fC%3d395394.7916551.8840766.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d3276663'); } </script><noscript>
NewsChannel5's Danita Harris reported Ginn is a man who wears many hats. He's a security officer, coach, mentor and friend to the students.
Ginn is the father of standout Ohio State University football player Ted Ginn Jr. and father figure to many football players.
The elder Ginn is a man who gladly sweeps up the broken pieces of his students' lives by planting in them a desire to learn.
"You have to be able to change the world through education," Ginn said. "And if we don't have education what do we have?"
Harris: "Coach, are we losing our black children?"
Ginn: "No question. Every day, I'm in the mix every day. We're losing them because we're not giving awareness. We're not giving them the protection."
Homicide is the No. 1 killer among young black males, Harris reported.
The statistic comes to life for Ginn. He recently lost one of his players to violence. Anthony Gordon, 16, was shot and killed at a nightclub in the flats.
Harris: "How do you take a tragedy like what happened to Anthony Gordon, and turn it around and motivate your players?"
Ginn: "To me, it's simple. When you're out there fighting a war you got soldiers -- maybe that soldier just somewhere just wasn't trained properly. Because in a war, if you're not trained properly, you'll get shot. You're gonna die. And if we don't give them the awareness, and see all of that is a part of the training, we're going to lose our kids."
Harris reported that Ginn is a man who talks the talk and walks the walk.
Students can walk directly across the street from Glenville High School to the Educational Resource Center -- a program that was birthed out of Ginn's passion to see students excel academically.
"We do math, reading every day before we go to practice. And the structure is there because I can get them to the field and I can get them to the track, but they have to get to the tutoring center before they get to all of that," Ginn said.
Harris: "What would you say to people who would say, 'Hey look, you're the coach. Win us some championships. You keep your skills to the field. We'll take care of the classroom.' "
Ginn: "If you keep looking at the scoreboard and the record and all, that's nothing. It's not about that. And I'm not going to apologize for that and I'm not going to apologize for working hard for kids."
Harris reported Ginn's vision stretches beyond Cleveland and he hopes to attract students from all over the country to the Ginn College Preparatory Academy, which is being created in cooperation with the Cleveland Municipal School District. It will be another way for Ginn to fulfill his purpose.
"This is my job, my purpose and this is what I feel is me," he said.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Football's Power Coach, Ted Ginn Sr., and the "Cinderella Bus" of Student-Athletes on the Road to Scholarships[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]All American Bowl Game East Head Coach after winning the 2006 title
with Herman Boone, Remember the Titans [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cleveland, OH (BlackNews.com) - A bus, a coach and a dream to help inner city athletes. Now on June 12th, the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation (a 501c3 organization) buses intend to roll throughout the Midwest on a 12-day, five-state, eleven-college Ginn "Road to Opportunity" Division-1 Combine Tour. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Ginn is considered one of the nation's best at promoting his players. His goal is to secure as many athletic scholarships as he can for his players," USA Today (Christopher Lawlor). Last year's bus tour of 37 overlooked, underprivileged athletes went for 12 days to meet and workout for coaches at Notre Dame, Purdue, Ohio State, Univ. of Wisconsin, and Univ. of Illinois just to name few. An astounding twenty-five out of the thirty-seven Ginn combine attendees received scholarships (21 from Ginn's own school). [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ginn's Glenville football program currently ranks #6 in the country in Division I scholarships among student-athletes and he has assisted over 100+ athletes in attaining college scholarships including more than 50 scholarship recipients in Division I. Two of his original eight combine players are in the upcoming NFL draft. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Five short years ago, what began with eight athletes, a van and a few bucks for gas, the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation's, Ginn "Road to Opportunity" Division-I Combine Tour has dreams to roll big by demanding more buses to meet all the yet unseen talent. "My tour enables players otherwise overlooked, to showcase their talent, visit the university, take the entrance exam and make off the field friendships. Many of these kids have never traveled outside of Cleveland," said Ginn, who founded the tour and established the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation to support his community efforts. "It's never just about football, but making a way for our kids to be successful." Ted is the father and former coach of Ohio State standout, Ted Ginn, Jr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"My personal goal for the tour this year is 4 buses," said Cindy Villarreal-Hughes, president of Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment, the agency producing the event. "We have a goal budget of 350k, plus activation. We are actively seeking corporate partnerships to make this dream happen. My goal is to build a successful partnership model here and take it to 3 additional regions next year, including the West Coast, Texas, Florida, and the East Coast," said Villarreal-Hughes. "Already, we have interest from colleges and sponsors for us to come to California." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] This summer's combine tour is schedule to roll June 12-23. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] For more information, please contact, [email protected]. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
CONTACT:
Cindy Villarreal-Hughes, President
Proformance Sports Marketing & Ent.
[email protected]
512-692-0614 [/FONT]
4/13
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Football's Power Coach, Ted Ginn Sr., and the "Cinderella Bus" of Student-Athletes on the Road to Scholarships[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]All American Bowl Game East Head Coach after winning the 2006 title
with Herman Boone, Remember the Titans [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cleveland, OH (BlackNews.com) - A bus, a coach and a dream to help inner city athletes. Now on June 12th, the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation (a 501c3 organization) buses intend to roll throughout the Midwest on a 12-day, five-state, eleven-college Ginn "Road to Opportunity" Division-1 Combine Tour. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Ginn is considered one of the nation's best at promoting his players. His goal is to secure as many athletic scholarships as he can for his players," USA Today (Christopher Lawlor). Last year's bus tour of 37 overlooked, underprivileged athletes went for 12 days to meet and workout for coaches at Notre Dame, Purdue, Ohio State, Univ. of Wisconsin, and Univ. of Illinois just to name few. An astounding twenty-five out of the thirty-seven Ginn combine attendees received scholarships (21 from Ginn's own school). [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ginn's Glenville football program currently ranks #6 in the country in Division I scholarships among student-athletes and he has assisted over 100+ athletes in attaining college scholarships including more than 50 scholarship recipients in Division I. Two of his original eight combine players are in the upcoming NFL draft. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Five short years ago, what began with eight athletes, a van and a few bucks for gas, the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation's, Ginn "Road to Opportunity" Division-I Combine Tour has dreams to roll big by demanding more buses to meet all the yet unseen talent. "My tour enables players otherwise overlooked, to showcase their talent, visit the university, take the entrance exam and make off the field friendships. Many of these kids have never traveled outside of Cleveland," said Ginn, who founded the tour and established the Ted Ginn Sr. Foundation to support his community efforts. "It's never just about football, but making a way for our kids to be successful." Ted is the father and former coach of Ohio State standout, Ted Ginn, Jr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"My personal goal for the tour this year is 4 buses," said Cindy Villarreal-Hughes, president of Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment, the agency producing the event. "We have a goal budget of 350k, plus activation. We are actively seeking corporate partnerships to make this dream happen. My goal is to build a successful partnership model here and take it to 3 additional regions next year, including the West Coast, Texas, Florida, and the East Coast," said Villarreal-Hughes. "Already, we have interest from colleges and sponsors for us to come to California." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] This summer's combine tour is schedule to roll June 12-23. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] For more information, please contact, [email protected]. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
CONTACT:
Cindy Villarreal-Hughes, President
Proformance Sports Marketing & Ent.
[email protected]
512-692-0614 [/FONT]
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
The thing that gets me, is that people accuse him of wrong doing.
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