Alan Ford (Canadian football)

Alan Ford
No. 21
Date of birth (1943-07-02) July 2, 1943 (age 81)
Place of birthSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Defensive back
Punter
Career history
As administrator
1989–1999Saskatchewan Roughriders (General Manager)
2003Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Interim General Manager)
As player
1965–1976Saskatchewan Roughriders

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]

  1. ^ "The 1966 Roughriders". Regina Leader-Post. June 27, 2006. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Grey Cup Almanac - Individual Kicking Records". CBC Sports. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "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}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Ties to Saskatchewan". Regina Leader-Post. November 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Vanstone: Cheers and tears as Roughriders draft Jaxon Ford". CFL.ca. May 8, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.