Garrett Ford was an outstanding running for the Mountaineers during the mid-1960s, becoming the first WVU player to top both 2,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 yards in a single season.

He tallied 2,166 yards from 1965-67, the WVU career rushing record at the time, with eight 100-yard games and 120 career points.

His 453 career rushing attempts were the most in school history when he graduated and his 236 attempts in 1966 were also a long-time WVU standard.

In 1965, the Washington, D.C., native led the team in rushing with 894 yards. His 1,068 yards as a junior in 1966 placed him first in the school record books. At the time of his induction, Ford was only one of three running backs to lead WVU in season total offense over the course of the previous 35 seasons. He accomplished that with 1,082 yards of total offense in 1966.

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• Position: Running Back
• Hometown: Washington, D.C.
• Inducted into WVU Hall of Fame: 1995