Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Courtney Ford
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Westerville, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Francis DeSales
PERSONAL: Full name: Courtney J. Wilson Ford...Son of Ralph and Golden Ford...Born 9-3-84...Art major...Has one brother, Collins, and one sister, Brandee...EMU: Has played in 25 games, starting 11...Began his career as a defensive lineman and shifted to the offensive line after the 2004 spring drills...2005: Played in all 11 games as the starting right offensive tackle...Selected for Winning Performances three times, against Cincinnati (Sept. 1), Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10) and Kent State (Oct. 1)...Named Offensive Player of the Week for the Toledo (Oct. 8) game...Awarded for a Championship Performance against Toledo...Named the winner of the Harold E. Sponberg Down-Lineman Scholar-Athlete Award for the team...2004: Played in five games as a backup defensive lineman...2003: Earned a letter as one of nine first-year players to see game action...Played in nine games as a backup on the defensive line...Recorded 11 tackles on the year...Top effort was a four-tackle game against Maryland (Sept. 27) when he had two solos and two assists...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Howard School of Technology in Wilmington, Del. for Head Coach Dan Ritter...Senior Year: Played at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Del....Named to the Academic Honor Roll in his freshman and senior years...Senior Year: Captain of the football team...All-State and All-Conference defensive tackle...Junior Year: Selected to the All-Conference team as a defensive tackle...Named a YMCA Team Leader...Sophomore Year: Was chosen to be a member of the City of Wilmington Youth Reach Council...Freshman Year: Selected to the Academic Honor Roll.
