Legendary Basketball Coach Gene Ford Dies

Hall of Fame basketball coach Gene Ford died on Friday.

Ford’s accolades are impressive at both the high school and college levels. He coached the Cambridge Bobcats for 25 years, racking up 400 career wins and five state tournament appearances, including a state runner-up finish in 1995. Ford was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2009.

In his eight seasons at the helm for the Muskies, Ford coached four 1,000-point scorers and led Muskingum to the OAC final four.

The 1974 Muskingum alumnus was also a force to be reckoned with during his playing days. Ford ranks second all-time with 1,717 career points scored in a black and magenta uniform, earning All-American honors three times and OAC Player of the Year honors his senior year. He was a charter member of the Muskingum College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.