1959 Springfield Name Bob Ford Positions Quarterback 1965–1968 St. Lawrence Education Springfield College | 1964 Springfield (DB) Spouse Donna Ford 1959 St. Lawrence (DB) Role American football player Children Sherri Lee | |
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Sport(s) Football, lacrosse, golf, wrestling Born September 11, 1937 (age 86) ( 1937-09-11 ) 1960–1963 Albright (offensive backs) Past teams coached Albany Great Danes football (Head coach, 1970–2013) | ||
Robert "Bob" Ford (born September 10, 1937) is a retired American football player, coach of football, lacrosse, golf, and wrestling, and college athletics administrator. Ford was appointed as the head coach of the University of Albany on April 27, 1970 where he remained until retiring after the 2013 season. From 1965 to 1968, Ford served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He also coached golf and wrestling at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, where was an assistant football coach from 1960 to 1963. Ford was Albany's head men's lacrosse coach from 1971 to 1973 and athletic director from 1978 to 1982.
Football
From the time he was appointed as the Albany head coach, Ford's teams played football as a club sport for three years, 1970 to 1972. His coaching record during that period was 12–9–1. Those 22 games are not included in the coaching record shown below.