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Bob Ford
Personal information
Born (1950-01-26) January 26, 1950 (age 74)
Evansville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth (Evansville, Indiana)
CollegePurdue (1968–1972)
NBA draft1972: 5th round, 74th
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1972–1975
PositionForward
Number30
Career history
1972–1973Memphis Tams
1974–1975Lafayette Lasers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Alan "Bob" Ford (born January 26, 1950) is a retired American basketball player. He graduated from Evansville North High School in 1968 and led North High School to the 1967 Indiana high school basketball championship. He played on the 1968 Indiana High School All-Star basketball team against the Kentucky All-Stars. He played college basketball at Purdue University where he totaled 1,244 points and 648 rebounds, he was the team MVP during his junior season (1970–71) leading the Boilermakers to the NIT. He played briefly for the Memphis Tams of the ABA in the 1972-73 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in nine games played; a mid-season trade with the Indiana Pacers failed to materialize and Ford was released.[1] In spent the 1974-75 basketball season with the Lafayette Lasers of the short lived IBA.[2][3] During his collegiate career, he was a 2x member of USA Basketball (National) teams, the Silver Medal-winning 1970 World University Games squad and the 1971 Pan-Am Games team. Currently, Bob Ford is a full-time telecaster for Purdue Boilermaker men's basketball games.

References

  1. ^ http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=827100
  2. ^ http://local.evpl.org/views/viewarticle.asp?ID=562972
  3. ^ http://www.apbr.org/iba74-75.html

Template:United States Men Basketball Squad 1971 Pan American Games


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