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American football player and coach (1900–1955) For other people named Ross Ford, see Ross Ford (disambiguation).

Ross V. Ford
Biographical details
Born	(1900-03-25)March 25, 1900
Died	March 15, 1955(1955-03-15) (aged 54) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1923	Auburn

Position(s)	Tackle, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924	Troy State

Head coaching record
Overall	2–1–4

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.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Troy State Trojans (Independent) (1924)
1924	Troy State	2–1–4
Troy State:		2–1–4
Total:		2–1–4

References

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

External links

Ross V. Ford at Find a Grave

v t e Troy Trojans head football coaches
Virgil McKinley (1909) Dan Herren (1910) George Penton (1911–1912) No team (1913–1920) J. W. Campbell (1921–1923) Ross V. Ford (1924) Otis Bynum (1925–1926) Gladwin Gaumer (1927–1928) No team (1929) No coach (1930) Albert Elmore (1931–1936) Albert Choate (1937–1942) No team (1943–1945) Albert Choate (1946) Fred McCollum (1947–1950) Jim Grantham (1951–1954) William Clipson (1955–1965) Billy Atkins (1966–1971) Tom Jones (1972–1973) Byrd Whigham (1974–1975) Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982) Chan Gailey (1983–1984) Rick Rhoades (1985–1987) Robert Maddox (1988–1990) Larry Blakeney (1991–2014) Neal Brown (2015–2018) Chip Lindsey (2019–2021) Brandon Hall # (2021) Jon Sumrall (2022–2023) Greg Gasparato # (2023) Gerad Parker (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Troy Trojans head football coaches

Virgil McKinley (1909)
Dan Herren (1910)
George Penton (1911–1912)
No team (1913–1920)
J. W. Campbell (1921–1923)
Ross V. Ford (1924)
Otis Bynum (1925–1926)
Gladwin Gaumer (1927–1928)
No team (1929)
No coach (1930)
Albert Elmore (1931–1936)
Albert Choate (1937–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Albert Choate (1946)
Fred McCollum (1947–1950)
Jim Grantham (1951–1954)
William Clipson (1955–1965)
Billy Atkins (1966–1971)
Tom Jones (1972–1973)
Byrd Whigham (1974–1975)
Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982)
Chan Gailey (1983–1984)
Rick Rhoades (1985–1987)
Robert Maddox (1988–1990)
Larry Blakeney (1991–2014)
Neal Brown (2015–2018)
Chip Lindsey (2019–2021)
Brandon Hall # (2021)
Jon Sumrall (2022–2023)
Greg Gasparato # (2023)
Gerad Parker (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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