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Don Ford
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He was a 6"9" (206 m), 215 lb (975 kg) forward. In high school, he played at Santa Barbara High School and the other forward on his teams was future University of California, Los Angeles and National Basketball Association star Keith Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes). He played collegiately at the University of New Mexico before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ford was selected with the second pick of the sixth round of the 1975 National Basketball Association Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
He spent four-and-a-half seasons with the Lakers before he was traded along with a 1980 first round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Butch Lee and a 1982 first round draft pick, which ultimately became first overall pick James Worthy. After he was released by the Cavaliers in 1982, Ford spent two years playing professionally in Italy.
Over 474 National Basketball Association games, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. Today, Ford lives in Santa Barbara where he works as a real estate agent, as well as serving as color commentator on UCSB basketball radio broadcasts.
