Krista Ford
| Krista Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 (age 25–26) |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Humber College, York University |
| Home town | Toronto |
| Parent(s) | Karla Ford and Doug Ford, Jr. |
| Relatives | Rob Ford, Doug Ford, Sr. |
Krista Ford is a former captain of the Toronto Triumph, a team in the Lingerie Football League. Ford, who was then a student at Humber College, was one of more than 100 women who tried out for the first team when the league's Toronto franchise first opened for business in 2011.
Press coverage of Ford's tryout routinely mentioned that she was the niece of Toronto mayor Rob Ford and the daughter of city councilor Doug Ford. According to technology journalist Patrick Seitz the league lacked stars in its early seasons, so the limited press coverage the league received treated it solely as a "peep show". He asserted that Ford and Angela Rypien, the daughter of former Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien, were two potential stars the league could offer in its 2011 season — to counter the peep-show coverage.
Team management chose Ford as the team's first captain. She also served as the team's marketing manager, responsible for seeking sponsorships.
The team did not perform well when it started to compete with more experienced teams in the league. Players voiced concern that they had been issued unsafe equipment, and that the most senior members of the team's coaching staff lacked the experience to train them to compete safely.
Following its loss in its first non-exhibition game the team's management fired the one member of the coaching staff who was experienced, who team members felt had the experience to serve as head coach, and four of her fellow team members.
In response Ford and 15 remaining team members resigned. The Torontoist quoted Ford's announcement of her resignation from her Facebook page, where she quoted Malcolm X, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." to explain her stand on principle. The Toronto Star interviewed the founder of the Lingerie Football League about Ford's resignation, who claimed he had spoken with Ford's uncle, Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, who agreed with him that his niece's resignation was a mistake.
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