This article is about the American basketball player. For the American pro wrestler, see Chris Ford (wrestler). For other people with similar names, see Christopher Ford.
Chris Ford
Personal information
Born
(1949-01-11)January 11, 1949 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
January 17, 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
Holy Spirit (Absecon, New Jersey)
College
Villanova (1969–1972)
NBA draft
1972: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career
1972–1982
Position
Shooting guard
Number
42
Coaching career
1983–2004
Career history
As player:
1972–1978
Detroit Pistons
1978–1982
Boston Celtics
As coach:
1983–1990
Boston Celtics (assistant)
1990–1995
Boston Celtics
1996–1998
Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2000
Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2003
Brandeis University
2003–2004
Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2004
Philadelphia 76ers (interim)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NBA champion (1981)
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (1972)
As head coach:
NBA All-Star Game head coach (1991)
As assistant coach:
2× NBA champion (1984, 1986)
Career statistics
Points
7,314 (9.2 ppg)
Assists
2,719 (3.4 apg)
Steals
1,152 (1.6 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Christopher Joseph Ford (January 11, 1949 – January 17, 2023) was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Mad Bomber",[1][2] Ford played most of his NBA career on the Detroit Pistons, before finishing his playing career at the Boston Celtics. In the Celtics' season opener in 1979–80, he was credited with making the first official three-point shot in NBA history. He won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 1981.
Between 1990 and 1995, Ford was the head coach of the Celtics, and proceeded to coach for three other NBA franchises for various stints until 2004.
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