Robert Ford (born September 10, 1937) is a retired American football player, coach of football, lacrosse, golf, and wrestling, and college athletics administrator.
Ford was appointed as the head coach of the University at Albany on April 27, 1970 where he remained until retiring after the 2013 season.
[1] From 1965 to 1968, Ford served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
Ford was Albany's head men's lacrosse coach from 1971 to 1973 and athletic director from 1978 to 1982.
From the time he was appointed as the Albany head coach, Ford's teams played football as a club sport for three years, 1970 to 1972.