Ross V. Ford
American football player and coach (1900–1955)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1900-03-25)March 25, 1900 |
Died | March 15, 1955(1955-03-15) (aged 54) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1921–1923 | Auburn |
Position(s) | Tackle, fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1924 | Troy State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–1–4 |
Ross V. "Flivver" Ford (March 25, 1900 – March 15, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Troy University–then known as Troy State College–in 1924, compiling a record of 2–1–4. Ford played football at Auburn University from 1921 to 1923.[1]
Ross was the superintendent of education in Marion County, Alabama from 1935 to 1940. During World War II, he served as a Seabee in the United States Navy. Ross retired to Gurley, Alabama. He died on March 15, 1955, at Veterans Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after several months of illness.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Troy State Trojans (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
1924 | Troy State | 2–1–4 | |||||||
Troy State: | 2–1–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 2–1–4 |
References
External links
- Ross V. Ford at Find a Grave
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Troy Trojans head football coaches
- Virgil McKinley (1909)
- Dan Herren (1910)
- George Penton (1911–1912)
- No team (1913–1920)
- J. W. Campbell (1921–1923)
- Ross V. Ford (1924)
- Otis Bynum (1925–1926)
- Gladwin Gaumer (1927–1928)
- No team (1929)
- No coach (1930)
- Albert Elmore (1931–1936)
- Albert Choate (1937–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Albert Choate (1946)
- Fred McCollum (1947–1950)
- Jim Grantham (1951–1954)
- William Clipson (1955–1965)
- Billy Atkins (1966–1971)
- Tom Jones (1972–1973)
- Byrd Whigham (1974–1975)
- Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982)
- Chan Gailey (1983–1984)
- Rick Rhoades (1985–1987)
- Robert Maddox (1988–1990)
- Larry Blakeney (1991–2014)
- Neal Brown (2015–2018)
- Chip Lindsey (2019–2021)
- Brandon Hall # (2021)
- Jon Sumrall (2022–2023)
- Greg Gasparato # (2023)
- Gerad Parker (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach