Ford Palmer (born October 6, 1990) is a professional middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters and the mile.

However, after suffering a total of four concussions over the course of high school, he gave up football in order to focus on running.

[3] At New Jersey's 2009 Meet of Champions, Palmer placed third overall in the boys' 800 meter race in a time of 1:52.24, his best result in high school.

[4] By the end of Palmer's senior year at Monmouth, he not only changed his diet but also lost 51 pounds[3] and recorded a mile time of 4:00.4.

[5] After graduating from Monmouth in 2013, Palmer began working as a bartender while training under coach Frank Gagliano with New Jersey New York Track Club.