Lonnie Ford (born
February
21,
1979) is an
Arena Football League fullback/
defensive end for the
Los Angeles Avengers.
Professional career
Ford signed a
free agent contract with
the
Carolina Panthers following
the
2002 NFL Draft, but was released.
He has played for the Avengers since 2003.
Music
Ford is also the founder of DuceFive (25) records
High school career
Ford
attended Morse High
School
in San Diego, California
, and was a standout in football, basketball, and track & field. In
football, he was a
tight end/
defensive end, and as a senior, he made 31
receptions for 342 yards (11.03 yards per rec. avg.) and four
touchdowns on
offense, and on
defense, he posted 19
sacks, five forced
fumbles, and many
tackles. In basketball, he averaged
10.5 points per game as a senior. In track & field, he threw
personal bests of 53-1 on the
shot put, and
158-0 on the
discus. In 1997, the
San Diego
Union-Tribune named Ford its "Male Athlete of the
Year."
College career
Ford
attended the University of Southern
California
. As a senior, he made seven sacks, 40 tackles,
and four forced fumbles, was an All-Pacific 10 Conference second team
selection, was voted as USC’s “Defensive Lineman of the Year”, and
was named the “Player of the Game” in a game against the University of
Notre Dame
.
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