Danny Ford

Former Head Coach

Position:	Former Head Coach
Born:	April 2, 1948 in Gadsden, Alabama
As a Player:	Tackle for Alabama 1967–1969
College:	Graduated from Alabama in 1969
Coaching:	1993-1997: Arkansas Head Coach 1978-1989: Clemson Head Coach 1977-1978: Clemson OL Coach 1974-1977: Virginia Tech Asst. Coach 1973: Alabama Asst. Coach

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Ford began his head coaching career as the youngest head coach (30 years old) in Division I football with a win over Ohio State in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Three years later, he led the Tigers to the 1981 national championship and was named National Coach of the Year. In all, Ford compiled five ACC Football Championships in his 11 seasons as head coach of Clemson. His winning percentage of .760 is the third highest in ACC history and he ranks second only to FSU’s Bobby Bowden in most bowl victories while an ACC coach with six. His 96 victories, while Clemson’s head coach, are fourth-best in ACC history. At one stretch his Clemson teams were ranked among the Associated Press’ rankings for 41 consecutive weeks and his Tiger teams earned 18 wins over nationally-ranked opponents.

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