Danny Ford
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 2, 1948 Gadsden, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1969 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973 | Alabama (OL) |
| 1974–1976 | Virginia Tech (OL) |
| 1977–1978 | Clemson (OL) |
| 1978–1989 | Clemson |
| 1993–1997 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 122–59–5 |
| Bowls | 6–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1981) 5 ACC (1981–1982, 1986–1988) 1 SEC Western Division (1995) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Coach of the Year (1981) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1981) ACC Coach of the Year (1981) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2017 |
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Danny Lee Ford (born April 2, 1948) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina from 1978 to 1989 and at the University of Arkansas from 1993 to 1997, compiling a career record of 122–59–5. During his 12 seasons as head coach of the Clemson Tigers, he captured five Atlantic Coast Conference titles and won six bowl games. Ford's 1981 Clemson team completed a 12–0 season with a win in the Orange Bowl and was named the consensus national champion.
After graduating from Gadsden High School in Gadsden, Alabama in 1966, Ford was an All-SEC selection under Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama, where he played in three bowl games. He received a bachelor's degree in industrial arts in 1970 and a master's degree in special education in 1971 from Alabama. Ford coached as an assistant at Alabama and Virginia Tech before joining Charley Pell's staff at Clemson.
Pell left for the University of Florida after the end of the 1978 season, and Ford was named his successor. He led the Tigers in the 1978 Gator Bowl, defeating Ohio State, 17–15. That game is more remembered, however, for an incident in which Buckeye coach Woody Hayes punched Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman. Hayes was fired the next day.
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