About Ross V. Ford
Lived 1900 – 1955 (aged 54). Ross V. Ford was an American american football player and head coach.
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.
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.
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Who was Ross V. Ford?
American football player and coach
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Ross V. Ford was born on 25 March 1900.
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Ross V. Ford died on 15 March 1955 in Birmingham.
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Ross V. Ford was an american football player and head coach.
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Ross V. Ford was American.
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