Alton Ford
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Pearland, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Milby (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Houston (2000–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns |
| Playing career | 2001–2011 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Center |
| Number | 4, 1 |
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| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Alton Ford Jr. (May 29, 1981 – April 2, 2018) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association and other leagues. He last played for the NBA D-League team the Erie BayHawks.
Ford was born in Houston, Texas and attended Houston ISD Milby High School.
He was selected 51st overall in the 2001 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played with the Phoenix Suns from 2001 to 2003, and then with the Houston Rockets in the 2003-04 NBA season. Ford played a total of 73 NBA games (64 for Phoenix and 9 for Houston) with career averages of 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds. His final NBA game was on January 3, 2004, in a 84 - 63 win over the Utah Jazz where he played for a little under 2 minutes and recorded no stats.
He played overseas from 2004 to 2008.
Personal life and death
Ford and his wife, Victoria had four children.[1]
Ford died of lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, on April 2, 2018. He was 36.[2] His funeral was held on April 5, 2018.[3]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Milby star Alton Ford dies at 36". April 3, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Duarte, Joseph (April 3, 2018). "Alton Ford, former player for Milby, UH, Rockets, dies at 36". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Alton Ford, Jr.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Alton Ford at NBA.com
- Alton Ford at ESPN.com
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