Len Ford
Leonard Guy Ford Jr.
Born: February 18, 1926
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: March 13, 1972
Detroit, MI
Position: DE-E
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 245
College: Morgan St., Michigan
High School: Armstrong (Washington, DC)
Career: 1948-1958
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976
Len Ford played from 1948 to 1958 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Dons. Ford caught 67 passes for 1,175 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 31 | 598 | 19.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 36 | 577 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 |
| AAFC | 67 | 1175 | 17.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 67 | 1175 | 17.5 | 0 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 45 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 10 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 12 | 8 |
| 1950 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
