[2] He was a member of the Middlebury Panthers football team as a linebacker and earned First-Team New England honors his senior year.
[4] Following Ford's graduation 1978, he joined Middlebury as the team's defensive line coach.
[7] Following previous head coach Vic Gatto being hired by Davidson College, Ford was named head football coach for the Tufts Jumbos football team.
[11] In 1994, Ford resigned from Tufts and became an assistant coach for his alma mater, Holderness School.
[12][1] From 1983 to 1986, Ford was the head lacrosse coach for Tufts and compiled a career record of 23–22.