ChevyVanMiller Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Ex-Kicker Sought in Shooting at Siegfried & Roy Home Ford Named in Felony Arrest Warrant Stemming From Drive-by Shooting By KEN RITTER, AP Sports LAS VEGAS (Oct. 6) -- Former Oakland Raiders kicker Cole Ford is being sought in a drive-by shooting last month at the home of entertainers Siegfried & Roy, police said Wednesday. Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended in 1997 after a poor season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the Sept. 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said. Police identified Ford as the owner of a white minivan from which shots were allegedly fired at the compound owned by former illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn. No one was hurt, but police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall. Police have not said if the men were home at the time. Jones said police considered Ford armed and dangerous, and said he might be living in a low-budget hotel or camping in southern Nevada or nearby states. Ford faces six felony warrant charges of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Initially, the case was labeled a hate crime after a witness told police the gunman shouted that the entertainers should get out of the country. Later police said it was not bias related. Ford was drafted out of Southern California in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released before that season began. He signed with the Raiders, and remained with them for three seasons before being cut in training camp before the 1998 season. After making 89 percent of his field goals in 1995 and 77 percent in 1996, he was successful on just 59 percent of his attempts in 1997. Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday Sunday at the home northwest of the Las Vegas Strip -- a year to the day after a near-fatal mauling by a tiger left Horn partially paralyzed and forced the long-running Siegfried & Roy show to close. 10/06/04 19:33 EDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guesticle Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Kickers doing DBSs, that's awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 He did indeed. Good recall CVM. Cole Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yup - short-lived career as a kickoff specialist back in '98, wore #5. Must've signed him after the Raiders cut him in training camp. He was active for the Chargers game (even recorded a tackle), inactive for the next two, and off the roster before the San Fran game. Ah, here it is..... Relentless II, p. 121: Aug. 26 - The team claimed Cole Ford off waivers from Oakland with the idea of using him as a kickoff specialist. (Nothing about when they cut him, though.) Looks like they cut him loose during the bye week, about the same time they activated CB Donovan Greer from the practice squad. (Marlon Kerner shredded a knee against SD and went on IR, so they needed the DB help worse than a KO specialist...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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