Leonard Guy Ford Jr.
Position: DE-E
Height: 6-4 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: February 18, 1926 in Washington, DC
College: Michigan, Morgan State
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1976
4-time Pro Bowler & 4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
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View Details For: 9 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1948 | 22 | LAD | RE | 14 | 10 | 31 | 598 | 19.3 | 7 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.7 | 598 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | 23 | LAD | RE | 12 | 8 | 36 | 577 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.1 | 577 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | 24 | CLE | RDE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1951*+ | 25 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1953*+ | 27 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1954*+ | 28 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1955 | 29 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1956 | 30 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 31 | CLE | RDE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 32 | GNB | RDE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 125 | 18 | 67 | 1175 | 17.5 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 1175 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | LAD | RE | 12 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 24 | CLE | RDE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951*+ | 25 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1953*+ | 27 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954*+ | 28 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 29 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | 30 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 31 | CLE | RDE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 32 | GNB | RDE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 125 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 yrs | CLE | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 74 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | LAD | 26 | 18 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1948 | 22 | LAD | RE | 14 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 622 | |||||
| Career | 125 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 1199 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1948 | 22 | LAD | RE | 14 | 10 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 23 | LAD | RE | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1952*+ | 26 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1954*+ | 28 | CLE | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 125 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 8 yrs | CLE | 88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | LAD | 26 | 18 | 8 | 48 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1952 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1953 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1953 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1954 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1954 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1954 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-NFL 1954 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1957 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |