- Spencer Ford
Infobox Lacrosse Player
image_size = 150px
position = Attack
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height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 200
nll_team =
former_nll_teams =
mll_team =Long Island Lizards
former_mll_teams =Baltimore Bayhawks Rochester Rattlers Los Angeles Riptide
league= FormerNCAA
team=Towson University
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|04|20|mf=y
birth_place =Towson, Maryland
nationality = United States
career_start = 2001
nickname =Spencer Ford (b.
April 20 ,1976 ) is a professionallacrosse player with theLong Island Lizards of theMajor League Lacrosse . [cite web |url=http://lariptide.com/team/Roster/?id=490|title=Spencer Ford's Player Bio |accessdate=2007-12-06 |last= |first= |date= |format= |work=LARiptide.com|publisher= |quote= ] The Lizards acquired Spencer Ford from the LA Riptide for the 5th overall pick in the 2008 Collegiate Draft.Ford attended
Towson University , where as a senior in 1999, he recorded 53 assists for a nation's leading 4.08 assists per game, ranking tenth all-time in NCAA Division I lacrosse. On March 20, 1999 he recorded 13 points (5 goals & 8 assists), which is the second highest points per game by an individual. [cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/lacrosse/lacrosse_records_book/index.html|title=NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Records Book Archive |accessdate=2007-12-06 |last= |first= |date= |format= |work=NCAA.org|publisher= |quote= ] While at Towson, he was named to the All-Conference team three times.Ford began his pro lacrosse career in 2001 with the
Baltimore Bayhawks , appearing in one game. He did not appear in another game until the2006 MLL season , when Ford joined theRochester Rattlers for a single game before being picked up by the Riptide for the remainder of the season. The 2007 season was a break-out season for Ford. He was named as Offensive Player of the Week on July 30, named to the 2007 All-Star Game, and brokeConor Gill 's league assist record (40) with a 47 assist season. After the season, he was awarded with theMajor League Lacrosse Most Improved Player of the Year Award . [cite web |url=http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=782|title=Spencer Ford Named As 2007 Warrior Most Improved Player of the Year|accessdate=2007-08-20 |last= |first= |date=August 16 ,2007 |format= |work=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|publisher= |quote= ]
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Persondata
NAME=Ford, Spencer
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=April 20, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH=Towson, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH=
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