Tommy Ford (American football)

{{Short description|American football player}}

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| school = Texas Longhorns

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| currentposition = Tailback

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| birth_date = c. 1942

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• National champion (1963)
• First-team All-American (1963)
• 2× First-team All-SWC (1962, 1963)

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Tommy Ford (born c. 1942) was an American football player. He played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1961 to 1963. He was the leading rusher (738 yards) on the 1963 Texas Longhorns football team that won the national championship.{{cite web|title=1963 Texas Longhorns|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 20, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1963.html}}{{cite web|title=National Championship memories: Tommy Ford|publisher=TexasSports.com|accessdate=October 20, 2015|url=http://www.texassports.com/news/2013/8/27/FB_0827133531.aspx?path=football}} He was also selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team back on the 1963 College Football All-America Team.{{cite web|title=FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team|editor=Ted Gangi|accessdate=February 8, 2015|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf}}