Bernard Ford (American football)
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Cordele, Georgia, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | February 27, 1966 Cordele, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Crisp County (Cordele) | ||||||||
| College | UCF | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1988: 3rd round, 65th overall pick | ||||||||
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Bernard Ford (born February 27, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers. He also was a member of the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football for the UCF Knights.
Ford attended Crisp County High School, where although he was an All-state selection in track and an MVP in football. He didn't receive many scholarship offers because he was considered small to play college football.
He moved on to Marion Military Institute and transferred at the end of his freshman year to the University of Central Florida. As a sophomore, he tallied 13 receptions for 305 receiving yards. The next year, he registered 30 receptions for 653 yards and 8 touchdowns.[1]
As a senior, including playoffs, he posted a then school record 82 receptions for 1,403 yards with 13 touchdowns. He also contributed to his team earning a 9-4 record and a trip to the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Against Northwest Missouri State University, he had 11 receptions for a school-record 208 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Ford finished his college career with school records for career receptions (111), career receiving yards (2,138), career touchdown receptions (21), career reception average (19.3), single-season reception average (21.8), career 100-yard receiving games (5), single-season receiving yards (1,403), single-season receptions (68), single-game receptions (14), single-game receiving yards (208 yards) and single-game receiving touchdowns (4).[2]
In 2011, he was inducted into the University of Central Florida Athletics Hall of Fame.