Frank Ward was an American

United States

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 basketball player who is best known for playing on the dominant teams of Montana State in the late 1920s. Ward, a center

Center (basketball)

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, played for coach G. Ott Romney

G. Ott Romney

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, a man credited with implementing the fast break style of play in basketball. Montana State won three conference championships during Ward's tenure, and in 1928–29 they finished the season with a 35–2 record. They were declared national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation

Helms Athletic Foundation

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. Ward was a two-time NCAA All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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, including a consensus selection in 1930

1930 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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