Hall of Fame
Wallace C. Ford was the kind of student athlete who got involved in everything on campus and did it well. Wally Ford played halfback on the football team for three years and left an indelible memory in the minds of excited fans and teammates with a 93 yard kick-off return against arch rival Cornell in his senior year. That year he was chosen captain of the team. His football honors included first team all-conference and honorable mention on the Associated Press Little All American team. Coe shared in a three-way tie for the conference title his junior year. In activities off the gridiron, Wally Ford was president of the senior Class at Coe, as well as president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Interfraternity Council. He was active in Air Force ROTC, and was a member of the Arnold Air Society and a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel. He was a member of the Student Council and Student Life Committee. The wide variety of his campus activities and his outstanding athletic achievements were recognized by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce who selected him the Outstanding Man in the class of 1952. Death brought a tragically early end to the fine career of Wally Ford in 1961. October 26, 1973
