Alton Ford
- May 29, 1981
- April 2, 2018
- 36 years
- lymphoma
About Alton Ford
Alton Ford, 36, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets), lymphoma.
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Full Biography
|Alton Ford Jr. (May 29, 1981 – April 2, 2018) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association and other leagues. He last played for the NBA D-League team the Erie BayHawks.
Ford was born in Houston, Texas and attended Houston ISD Milby High School.
He was selected 51st overall in the 2001 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played with the Phoenix Suns from 2001 to 2003, and then with the Houston Rockets in the 2003-04 NBA season. Ford played a total of 73 NBA games (64 for Phoenix and 9 for Houston) with career averages of 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds. His final NBA game was on January 3, 2004, in an 84–63 win over the Utah Jazz where he played for a little under 2 minutes and recorded no stats.
He played overseas from 2004 to 2008.
Personal life and death
Ford and his wife, Victoria had four children.
Ford died of lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, on April 2, 2018. He was 36. His funeral was held on April 5, 2018.
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