- Len Ford
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date|1926|2|18|mf=y
Birthplace=Washington, D.C. ,United States
DateOfDeath=March 14 ,1972 (age 46)
Position=DE
College=Morgan State, Michigan
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PFR=FordLe00
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Honors=NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
years=1948-1949
1950-1957
1958
teams=Los Angeles Dons Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers
ProBowls=1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
HOF=69
HOFYear=1976Leonard Guy Ford, Jr. (
February 18 ,1926 -March 14 ,1972 ) was anAmerican football defensive end elected to thePro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the
Los Angeles Dons of theAll-America Football Conference . When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - theCleveland Browns ,San Francisco 49ers , and Baltimore Colts - were merged into theNFL . Ford was selected by the Browns out of a special draft pool created for teamless former AAFC players. In Cleveland, he became a ferocious defensive player for a very strong Browns team that dominated the NFL during the 1950s, playing in five championship games and winning three.Ford played for the Browns through 1957 and then spent one years with the
Green Bay Packers before retiring.He played
college football for one year atMorgan State University before transferring to theUniversity of Michigan .ee also
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University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor External links
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=69 Pro Football Hall of Fame biography]
* [http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Len+Ford/ Football cards of Len Ford]
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