Ted Ginn Sr. Hanging it Up?

• sherm03

  

  Rumors are flying around that Ted Ginn Sr. has been diagnosed with cancer, and will be coaching his last football game with Glenville on Saturday night.
  
  If it's true, I wish him the best in attempting to overcome this.
• skank

  

  Best of luck to the Ginn family.
• Thinthickbigred

  Hope he beats it and stays on sorry to hear it
• Con_Alma

  He speaks to his kids about life, hope, opportunity, beating the odds against them and his faith. Football was his forum.
  
  I wish him the very best.
• Old Rider

  

  Is there truth to this then? Or still a rumor?
• sherm03

  

  Old Rider;914363 wrote:Is there truth to this then? Or still a rumor?

  Apparently current Glenville players have been tweeting about it and confirming it's true.
• Old Rider

  

  ^^^ Thats sad. Prayers for the family, team, and community!
• GoChiefs

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Glenville football coach Ted Ginn Sr. did not coach the Tarblooders in their game Saturday and his status beyond this week's crucial game against St. Ignatius is uncertain.
  "It's personal,'' Ginn said regarding his absence from Saturday's 69-0 Senate Athletic League win over Collinwood. "I've got some things going on right now that I'm working through.''
  
  
  Ginn, who also missed some practices last week, declined to elaborate. The staff is splitting up the coaching duties in his absence.
  
  
  "I talk to the referees before the start of the game when Coach Ginn isn't there,'' said offensive coordinator Tony Overton. "As far as game-situation calls and dealing with the daily duties of the program when Coach Ginn isn't there, the entire staff works together.''
  
  The timing couldn't have come at a worse time, since Saturday's game will be the last nonleague game for the Tarblooders, who after an 0-2 start, entered the weekend 19th in the Division I, Region 1 computer rankings. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the postseason.
  
  
  Glenville (2-2) will play league games the last four weeks of the regular season, putting its string of eight consecutive postseason appearances in jeopardy. St. Ignatius stands 4-1 midway through the regular season.
  
  
  "I don't know how many practices I'll be at this week but I do plan on coaching against Ignatius,'' said Ginn.
  
  And what about after Saturday's game and the near future? "We're just taking it one day at a time,'' Overton said.
• Thinthickbigred

  Ohio needs this man to stay on .,but more importantly to get well. He has done a great job at this school and represented the state of Ohio with much pride and dignity .. good luck Mr Ginn and may god be with you