Welcome to Dan Ford Sports history
My name is Dan Ford. I’m a high school sports historian living in southern Colorado. You can email me at dford1600@gmail.com. I graduated from Aztec High School, New Mexico in 1966. By 1977 I was working in Albuquerque and drifted over to the UNM library to look up some scores for a retiring coach of mine. One thing led to another and I have been keeping football records of the Land of Enchantment ever since. I probably have the most comprehensive volume of records on New Mexico high school football anywhere.
My community banking career took me to several Colorado towns, Albuquerque, and even Alaska during the 1980s. During those travels, I have always satisfied my curiosity about the state or communities by researching the sports history of the area.
I have published books that can be purchased through Amazon.com, or, conveniently, on this website below. They are titled "The History of New Mexico High School Football". Volume I is a 200-page narrative on the history of the sport dating back to 1892 and concluding with the 100th anniversary in 1991. Annually I updated subsequent volumes (beginning in 2011 with Volume II) by adding the just-completed football season and other features. These annual volumes have every score of present schools as well as some defunct schools going back to 1950. The newest edition is simply THE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL -- 1950-2017 and includes all of the 2017 information including pictures from the Artesia Bulldogs and a summary of the 2017 season.
I decided after the 2017 season that annual information like scores and standings are now available on the internet (www.maxpreps.com for one) and my updating was no longer necessary. That is the last vollume of my annual almanac.
In the Summer of 2017 I published a 63-page booklet on Bayfield, CO football and Durango, CO football. I spent much of my winter gathering data at the Durango Library which is the only place you can find old newspaper copies of local interest and information. The book also includes records for Cortez and Ignacio.
My community banking career took me to several Colorado towns, Albuquerque, and even Alaska during the 1980s. During those travels, I have always satisfied my curiosity about the state or communities by researching the sports history of the area.
I have published books that can be purchased through Amazon.com, or, conveniently, on this website below. They are titled "The History of New Mexico High School Football". Volume I is a 200-page narrative on the history of the sport dating back to 1892 and concluding with the 100th anniversary in 1991. Annually I updated subsequent volumes (beginning in 2011 with Volume II) by adding the just-completed football season and other features. These annual volumes have every score of present schools as well as some defunct schools going back to 1950. The newest edition is simply THE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL -- 1950-2017 and includes all of the 2017 information including pictures from the Artesia Bulldogs and a summary of the 2017 season.
I decided after the 2017 season that annual information like scores and standings are now available on the internet (www.maxpreps.com for one) and my updating was no longer necessary. That is the last vollume of my annual almanac.
In the Summer of 2017 I published a 63-page booklet on Bayfield, CO football and Durango, CO football. I spent much of my winter gathering data at the Durango Library which is the only place you can find old newspaper copies of local interest and information. The book also includes records for Cortez and Ignacio.
The History of New Mexico High School Football
1950-2017
$17.95
1950-2017
$17.95
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The History of New Mexico High School Football - (1950-2017) is the latest volume includes all scores for the 2017 season including the 12/2/176 championship games. The cost is $17.95 plus shipping.
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