Cole Ford

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Cole Ford
Date of birth: December 31, 1972 (1972-12-31) (age 35)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Tucson, AZ
Career information
Position(s): Placekicker
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Jersey №: 5
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1995 / Round: 7 / Pick 247
Organizations
 As player:
1995-1997
1998
Oakland Raiders
Buffalo Bills
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Cole Ford (born December 31, 1972) is a retired American football placekicker in the National Football League. He was born in Tucson, Arizona.

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[edit] High school career

Ford attended Sabino High School in Tucson, where he played for the Sabercats football team.

[edit] College career

Ford played college football at the University of Southern California.

[edit] Professional career

Ford played between 1995 and 1998 for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He was drafted in the seventh round (247th pick overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]

[edit] Legal troubles

Ford suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. In October 2004 he fired a gun toward the house of entertainers Siegfried & Roy, but has received probation from the Las Vegas authorities to seek counseling.