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In 1965, they finished just off the podium in 4th.
In 1965, they finished just off the podium in 4th.
He later became a coach and choreographer. Ford competed with Diane Towler. They were coached by Gladys Hogg in London, England at Queens Ice Dance Club.
Towler / Ford debuted at the World Championships in 1964, finishing 13th.
At the 1968 Olympics, Towler / Ford skated in a demonstration event for ice dancing, winning the gold medal. Ice dancing became an official part of the Winter Olympics in 1976.
Ford immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1971 and coached numerous ice dance teams to national titles and international acclaim, most notably 1986 World bronze medalists Tracy Wilson / Rob McCall. His coaching success with Wilson / McCall earned him the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award and the Longines-Wittnauer Coaching Excellence Award.
In 1986, Ford co-founded the York Region Skating Academy (YRSA) in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
In 1989 at the YRSA, Ford invented the Cha-Cha Congelado, with assistance from coach Kelly Johnson and ice dance team Laurie Palmer / Steven Belanger. The Cha-Cha Congelado became an International Skating Union pattern dance. In 1999 the Town of Richmond Hill recognized Ford with an induction into the Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1994, Ford took a coaching position in Seattle, Washington, United States.A., where he produced national champions and international competitors as well as coaching ice dance teams from Australia and Japan to World Championship competition.
Ford returned to Canada in 2003 and continues to coach ice dance teams to the national and international level In January 2007, Skate Canada inducted Ford into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.
(with Diane Towler).