Ross_V._Ford

Ross V. Ford

Ross V. Ford

American football player and coach (1900–1955)

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]

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Football Media Gude History". Auburn Tigers. 2005. Archived from the original on November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Ross (Flivver) Ford To Be Buried Today". Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. March 17, 1955. p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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