Len Ford

Leonard Guy Ford Jr.

Position: DE-E
Height: 6-4 Weight: 245 lbs.

Born: February 18, 1926 in Washington, DC
Died: March 13, 1972 in Detroit, MI
College: Morgan St., Michigan (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 100 (148th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1976, finalist in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975

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Fine Details · Last updated May 24, 2013 2:25PM

All-Time Rank: #246. LeRoy Butler… #247. Roman Gabriel… #248. Troy Vincent… #249. LEN FORD… #250. Marvin Powell… #251. Joe Jacoby… #252. Warren Sapp…

All-Time Rank: #246. LeRoy Butler… #247. Roman Gabriel… #248. Troy Vincent… #249. LEN FORD… #250. Marvin Powell… #251. Joe Jacoby… #252. Warren Sapp…

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1948	22	LAD	RE		14	10	31	598	19.3	7	0	2.2	42.7								598	7	0	0
1949	23	LAD	RE		12	8	36	577	16.0	1	0	3.0	48.1								577	1	0	0
1950	24	CLE	RDE	53	5		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	11
1951*+	25	CLE	RDE	53	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	21
1952*+	26	CLE	RDE	80	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	15
1953*+	27	CLE	RDE	80	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	18
1954*+	28	CLE	RDE	80	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	23
1955	29	CLE		80	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	7
1956	30	CLE	RDE	80	12		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	8
1957	31	CLE	RDE	80	11		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	8
1958	32	GNB	RDE	83	11		0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0	0	0	5
Career					125	18	67	1175	17.5	8	0	0.5	9.4								1175	8	0	116

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1948	22	LAD	RE		14	10		1	0	0	0	0
1949	23	LAD	RE		12	8		1	45	0	45	0
1950	24	CLE	RDE	53	5								0	0	1	0	0
1951*+	25	CLE	RDE	53	12								0	0	4	16	0
1952*+	26	CLE	RDE	80	12								0	0	2	0	1
1953*+	27	CLE	RDE	80	12			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
1954*+	28	CLE	RDE	80	12								0	0	5	0	0			1
1955	29	CLE		80	12								0	0	1	54	0
1956	30	CLE	RDE	80	12								0	0	2	0	0
1957	31	CLE	RDE	80	11								0	0	1	4	0
1958	32	GNB	RDE	83	11								0	0	1	5	0
Career					125	18		3	45	0	45	0	0	0	20	79	1			1
8 yrs		CLE			88	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	74	1			1
2 yrs		LAD			26	18		2	45	0	45	0
1 yr		GNB			11	0							0	0	1	5	0

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1948	22	LAD	RE		14	10						1	24	0	24	24.0	622
Career					125	18						1	24	0	24	24.0	1199

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1948	22	LAD	RE		14	10	7		7		42
1949	23	LAD	RE		12	8	1		1		6
1952*+	26	CLE	RDE	80	12			1	1		6
1954*+	28	CLE	RDE	80	12					1	2
Career					125	18	8	1	9	1	56
8 yrs		CLE			88	0		1	1	1	8
2 yrs		LAD			26	18	8		8		48

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Chad Bratzke, Bob Toneff, Jovan Haye, Chuck Walker, Marty Amsler, Pat O'Donahue, Darwin Walker, Rex Boggan, L.C. Greenwood, John Thornton
4	John Abraham, Mark Gastineau, Tom Keating, Randy White, Ray Collins, Joe Nash, Howie Long, Bob Toneff, Bubba Smith, Justin Tuck
5	Bubba Smith, Mark Gastineau, John Abraham, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Harvey Martin, Richard Dent, Kris Jenkins, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long
6	Bubba Smith, Mark Gastineau, Howie Long, Jack Youngblood, L.C. Greenwood, Jared Allen, Keith Millard, Henry Jordan, Jason Taylor, Richard Dent
7	Mark Gastineau, L.C. Greenwood, Jack Youngblood, Jared Allen, Henry Jordan, Carl Eller, Howie Long, Bubba Smith, John Randle*, Richard Seymour
8	Mark Gastineau, Carl Eller, Deacon Jones, L.C. Greenwood, Jared Allen, Henry Jordan, Bubba Smith, Howie Long, Kevin Williams, Richard Dent*
9	Carl Eller, Kevin Williams, Mark Gastineau, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Gene Brito, Dan Hampton, Bill Stanfill, L.C. Greenwood, Deacon Jones*
10	Claude Humphrey, Gene Brito, Julius Peppers, Michael Strahan, Chris Doleman, Bill Stanfill, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Richard Dent*, L.C. Greenwood
11	Claude Humphrey, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Richard Dent, Howie Long, L.C. Greenwood, Gene Brito, Richard Seymour, Deacon Jones, Simeon Rice
Career	Gene Brito, Julius Peppers, Bill Stanfill, Mark Gastineau, Lee Roy Selmon, Kevin Williams, Richard Seymour, Dan Hampton, Don Colo, Simeon Rice

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1951 1952 1953 1954	First-Team All-Pro 1951 1952 1953 1954	Approximate Value 1951 NFL 21 (2/46) 1952 NFL 15 (7) 1953 NFL 18 (4) 1954 NFL 23 (1/14)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 100 (148)
Receptions 1949 AAFC 36 (6)	Receiving Yds 1948 AAFC 598 (8) 1949 AAFC 577 (6)	Receiving TD 1948 AAFC 7 (4)	Yds/Reception 1948 AAFC 19.3 (3) 1949 AAFC 16.0 (6)
Receiving Yds/Game 1948 AAFC 42.7 (9) 1949 AAFC 48.1 (7)	Long Kick Return 1948 AAFC 24 (6)	Fumbles Recovered 1951 NFL 4 (2) 1954 NFL 5 (2) Career 20 (94)	Fumble Return Yds 1951 NFL 16 (10) 1955 NFL 54 (2)
Fumble Return TD 1952 NFL 1 (2/41)	Long Intercep. Return 1949 AAFC 45 (2)	Sacks 1949 AAFC 0.0 (1)	Safeties 1954 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1951	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1951	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1951	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1952	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1952	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1952	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1953	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1953	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1953	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1954	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1954	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1954	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1955	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1956	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1957	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Chad Bratzke, Bob Toneff, Jovan Haye, Chuck Walker, Marty Amsler, Pat O'Donahue, Darwin Walker, Rex Boggan, L.C. Greenwood, John Thornton
4	John Abraham, Mark Gastineau, Tom Keating, Randy White, Ray Collins, Joe Nash, Howie Long, Bob Toneff, Bubba Smith, Justin Tuck
5	Bubba Smith, Mark Gastineau, John Abraham, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Harvey Martin, Richard Dent, Kris Jenkins, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long
6	Bubba Smith, Mark Gastineau, Howie Long, Jack Youngblood, L.C. Greenwood, Jared Allen, Keith Millard, Henry Jordan, Jason Taylor, Richard Dent
7	Mark Gastineau, L.C. Greenwood, Jack Youngblood, Jared Allen, Henry Jordan, Carl Eller, Howie Long, Bubba Smith, John Randle*, Richard Seymour
8	Mark Gastineau, Carl Eller, Deacon Jones, L.C. Greenwood, Jared Allen, Henry Jordan, Bubba Smith, Howie Long, Kevin Williams, Richard Dent*
9	Carl Eller, Kevin Williams, Mark Gastineau, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Gene Brito, Dan Hampton, Bill Stanfill, L.C. Greenwood, Deacon Jones*
10	Claude Humphrey, Gene Brito, Julius Peppers, Michael Strahan, Chris Doleman, Bill Stanfill, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Richard Dent*, L.C. Greenwood
11	Claude Humphrey, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Richard Dent, Howie Long, L.C. Greenwood, Gene Brito, Richard Seymour, Deacon Jones, Simeon Rice
Career	Gene Brito, Julius Peppers, Bill Stanfill, Mark Gastineau, Lee Roy Selmon, Kevin Williams, Richard Seymour, Dan Hampton, Don Colo, Simeon Rice