Chris Ford always knew who he was on the basketball floor. “If you matched me up with any 10 guards in the league for a footrace, I’d finish 10th,” he told me in a 1979 session.

Ford succeeded Jimmy Rodgers as Celtics coach and led the team for five seasons from 1990-91 through 1994-95. He compiled a 222-188 record with four playoff appearances as Boston's head coach, but ...

Chris Ford, the first player to hit a 3-pointer in the NBA and a three-time league champion with the Boston Celtics, has died at the age of 74 after 10 seasons as a player and another decade as a ...

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a ...

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics' 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league’s first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in ...

Remembering Chris Ford (1949-2023) A valued role player throughout his 10-year NBA career, Chris Ford will always be known as the man who helped usher in a new era of basketball.

Chris Ford, a former Boston Celtics player and coach who is famously credited with knocking down the NBA’s first three-point basket, passed away Tuesday.

Ford succeeded Jimmy Rodgers as Celtics coach and led the team for five seasons from 1990-91 through 1994-95. He compiled a 222-188 record with four playoff appearances as Boston’s head coach ...

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a ...

Chris Ford, Celtics Champ Who Made First 3-Pointer in League History, Dies at 74 R.I.P. DOC Chris Ford was one of only four former Boston Celtics to win a championship as both a player and a coach.

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a ...

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a ...