Canadian football player (born 1943)
Alan Ford (born July 2, 1943) is a former Canadian football player and executive. Currently he is a scout for the Montreal Alouettes . He played as defensive back and punter from 1965 to 1976 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League , and acted as Roughriders general manager from 1989 to 1999.[ 1]
He helped the Roughriders win the 1966 Grey Cup ,[ 2] and place second in 1967 , in which he made the longest punt in Grey Cup history.[ 3]
He has been an executive for the Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats , winning the 1989 Grey Cup with the Roughriders as general manager (GM).[ 2] [ 4] In the late-2000s, Ford acted as a scout for the Montreal Alouettes .[ 5]
Ford's grandson, Jaxon Ford , was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2023 CFL National Draft .[ 6]
References
^ "The 1966 Roughriders" . Regina Leader-Post . June 27, 2006. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010 .
^ a b "Joseph keeps his focus on game" . Regina Leader-Post . November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010 .
^ "Grey Cup Almanac - Individual Kicking Records" . CBC Sports. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2010 .
^ "Ford named Ticats interim GM" . London Free Press . August 23, 2003. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010 .{{cite news }}
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^ "Ties to Saskatchewan" . Regina Leader-Post . November 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010 .
^ "Vanstone: Cheers and tears as Roughriders draft Jaxon Ford" . CFL.ca . May 8, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
# denotes interim general manager
# denotes interim general manager;
* denotes defacto general manager