Whitey Ford

Bio

(1928-2020) Professional baseball player, author. Whitey Ford was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Lake Success, New York.

Full Name

Whitey Ford

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline

Unknown

As a child, Mr. Ford lived in the Astoria section of Queens, New York.

1928

Edward Charles Ford was born on the East Side of Manhattan, New York, on October 21, 1928.

1946

Mr. Ford attended the Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades and graduated in 1946.

1950

Mr. Ford lived for a time in Glen Cove, New York, during the 1950s.

1977

Whitey and Mickey
Viking Adult
0670763948 / 9780670763948
Memoir of Mr. Ford and Mickey Mantle written with Joseph Durso.

1987

Slick: My Life in and Around Baseball
William Morrow & Company
0688066909 / 978-0688066901
Autobiography written with Phil Pepe.

2020

Whitey Ford died at his home in Lake Success, New York, on October 8, 2020.

2020

Whitey Ford was interred at Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York.

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