Background
Ford, Chris was born on January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
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Ford, Chris was born on January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Educated, Villanova University.
He is known for making the first-counted three-point shot on October 1979. A 6-foot-5 (196 m) guard, he played high school basketball at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey, before continuing on to Villanova University. Ford is credited with scoring the National Basketball Association"s first three-point shot for the Boston Celtics on October 12, 1979 in a game against the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden.
After winning a championship with the Boston Celtics, he ended his playing career in 1982 with 7,314 total points.
Ford later served as a head coach for the Celtics (1990-1995), the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire (1996-1998), the Los Angeles Clippers (1998–2000), and the Philadelphia 76ers (2003-2004). He coached the Eastern All-Stars in the 1991 National Basketball Association All-Star game.
He also served as an assistant with the Celtics and Sixers. In addition to coaching at the professional level, Ford spent two seasons (2001–2003) as head basketball coach at Brandeis University, a Division III school in Waltham, Massachusetts
Ford later became a scout for the 76ers.
He is currently a coaching consultant for the New York Knicks.
He played 10 seasons (1972–1982) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics.
Married Kathy Ford; children: Chris, Katie, Anthony, Michael.