End, Michigan (from Morgan State), 1944–47
Len Ford
Lettered 1945–47 (school media guide)
- Born
- Feb 18, 1926, in Washington, D.C.
- Died
- Mar 14, 1972, in Detroit, Michigan
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Len Ford played end at Morgan State (1944) and Michigan (1945–47). The Los Angeles Dons took Ford in round 3, No. 14 overall in the 1948 AAFC Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 1947 (Michigan); Big Ten champions, 1947
All-America: UP second team 1947; NEA third team 1946; AP third team 1947; Central Press second team 1947
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 4 (1951–54) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1951–54)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1951–54; New York Daily News first team 1951–55; United Press first team 1951–55; NEA first team 1954–55.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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