Biographical details | |
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Born | Kasson, West Virginia, U.S. | January 7, 1871
Died | August 21, 1941 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 70)
Alma mater |
West Virginia (1892, AB) WVU Law (1896, LLB) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1891 | West Virginia |
1895 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | Line |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1903–1904 | Marshall |
Baseball | |
1903–1904 | Marshall |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–4–4 (football) 3–3 (baseball) |
George Michael Ford (January 7, 1871 – August 21, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and education administrator.
Ford was a member of the first football team at West Virginia University in 1891. [1] [2]
Ford served as the head football coach and head baseball coach from 1903 to 1904 at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.[ citation needed] He was the school's first football coach. [3]
From 1897 to 1900, Ford was the principal of Concord College, now known as Concord University, in Athens, West Virginia. [4]
Ford was a superintendent at various school's across the state of West Virginia, including Bluefield, Beaver Pond, Brown's Creek, and Dunbar. He was also a principal at Terra Alta, Grafton, and Benwood. [5]
Ford served as the West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools from 1921 to 1929. [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
1903 | Marshall | 3–1–1 | |||||||
1904 | Marshall | 1–3–3 | |||||||
Marshall: | 4–4–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–4–4 |
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | Kasson, West Virginia, U.S. | January 7, 1871
Died | August 21, 1941 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 70)
Alma mater |
West Virginia (1892, AB) WVU Law (1896, LLB) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1891 | West Virginia |
1895 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | Line |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1903–1904 | Marshall |
Baseball | |
1903–1904 | Marshall |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–4–4 (football) 3–3 (baseball) |
George Michael Ford (January 7, 1871 – August 21, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and education administrator.
Ford was a member of the first football team at West Virginia University in 1891. [1] [2]
Ford served as the head football coach and head baseball coach from 1903 to 1904 at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.[ citation needed] He was the school's first football coach. [3]
From 1897 to 1900, Ford was the principal of Concord College, now known as Concord University, in Athens, West Virginia. [4]
Ford was a superintendent at various school's across the state of West Virginia, including Bluefield, Beaver Pond, Brown's Creek, and Dunbar. He was also a principal at Terra Alta, Grafton, and Benwood. [5]
Ford served as the West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools from 1921 to 1929. [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
1903 | Marshall | 3–1–1 | |||||||
1904 | Marshall | 1–3–3 | |||||||
Marshall: | 4–4–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–4–4 |