HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner as a first baseman under Coach Kendall Clark at Plano (Texas) West High School ... hit .532 with 45 RBI, 41 runs, and 12 home runs his senior year ... named first-team all-state and district MVP as a senior ... awarded first-team all-district as a junior ... named first-team all-district and first-team all-state as a sophomore while leading the Wolves to a state and national title ... tabbed first-team all-district as a freshman .. drafted by the Houston Astros in the 38th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL
Born Ryan Coolidge Ford on September 28th, 1991 in Dallas, Texas ... son of Rick and Karen Ford ... has a younger brother Garrett ... majoring in business.