Ted Ginn Sr.

Ted Ginn Sr.

Ted Ginn, Sr. (born 1955) is the coach of the Glenville Tarblooders football and track teams in Cleveland, Ohio. He coached Heisman Trophy winner and former Ohio Statequarterback Troy Smith and he is considered one of his father-figures. He is also the father of San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.. In 2001 he 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.