George Ford (coach)

George Ford
Biographical details
Born	January 7, 1871; Kasson, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 21, 1941 (aged 70); Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	West Virginia (1892, AB); WVU Law (1896, LLB)
Playing career
Football
1891	West Virginia
1895	West Virginia
Position(s)	Line
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1903–1904	Marshall
Baseball
1903–1904	Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall	4–4–4 (football); 3–3 (baseball)

George Michael Ford (January 7, 1871 – August 21, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and education administrator.

Playing and coaching career

Ford was a member of the first football team at West Virginia University in 1891.^[1]^[2]

Ford served as the head football coach and head baseball coach from 1903 to 1904 at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.^{[citation needed]} He was the school's first football coach.^[3]

From 1897 to 1900, Ford was the principal of Concord College, now known as Concord University, in Athens, West Virginia.^[4]

Ford was a superintendent at various school's across the state of West Virginia, including Bluefield, Beaver Pond, Brown's Creek, and Dunbar. He was also a principal at Terra Alta, Grafton, and Benwood.^[5]

Ford served as the West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools from 1921 to 1929.^[6]


Year	Team	Overall
Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1903–1904)
1903	Marshall	3–1–1
1904	Marshall	1–3–3
Marshall:		4–4–4
Total:		4–4–4

^ Antonik, John. "The Spears Years (1921-24)". West Virginia University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "WVU's First Football Team". West Virginia University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Marshall Football History" (PDF). 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "History". Concord University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ West Virginia Blue Book. State of West Virginia. 1922. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Ford". Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 13, 2020.