Ted Ginn, Sr.

Who is Ted Ginn, Sr.?

Theodore "Ted" Ginn, Sr. is the coach of the Glenville High School Tarblooders football and track teams in Cleveland, Ohio. He coached Heisman Trophy winner and former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, and he is considered one of his father-figures. He is also the father of Carolina Panthers' wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.. In 2001, Ginn, who started out working in the Cleveland Public School District as security guard at Glenville High, coached the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and in 2006 when he was the head coach. He also started the Ted Ginn, Sr. Foundation Annual Combat Bus Tour, where he takes inner city high school football players around the country to all major college combines. In 2007, he helped establish Ginn Academy, an all-boys high school for at-risk Cleveland students.