Cole Ford

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Cole Ford
No. 5
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1972-12-31) December 31, 1972 (age 52)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Sabino (Tucson, Arizona) [1] [2]
College: USC
NFL draft: 1995: 7th round, 247th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goal attempts:62
Field goals:45
Field goal %:72.6
Longest field goal:53
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cole Ford (born December 31, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL).

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Professional career

He was selected in the seventh round (247th pick overall) of the 1995 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [3] Ford played between 1995 and 1997 for the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

Ford moved to Las Vegas in 2004 to pursue a lawsuit against the Mirage casino, demanding $5 million in damages for alleged exploitation of athletes from profiting off sports betting. The lawsuit was dismissed. [4]

On September 21, 2004, police said that Ford fired a gun toward the house of entertainers Siegfried & Roy. Ford was arrested and charged with three counts of felony firearms charges. [5] At a January 2005 hearing, Judge Jackie Glass ruled that Ford was incompetent to stand trial and ordered him sent to a state mental health facility to be evaluated. Ford argued that he was competent and wanted to plead guilty. [6]

References

  1. "Former local kicker pleads guilty". Arizona Daily Star. May 12, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  2. Hansen, Greg (April 26, 2016). "W. Cole Ford, seventh round, 1995, USC/Sabino". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  3. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. "Suspect viewed illusions as threat" (Press release). Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  5. Rogers, Keith (November 3, 2004). "Former Raider arrested in shooting". Las Vegas Review - Journal: 12.
  6. Pruit, Glenn (January 14, 2005). "Ex-NFL kicker ruled incompetent". Las Vegas Review - Journal: 2B.