Missouri State head men's basketball coach Dana Ford gave a passionate interview to the News-Leader on Thursday morning regarding his thoughts on racism in America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the accompanying protests across the country.
Ford, who grew up in a small trailer in Tamms, Illinois, attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois — where there has been looting in recent days — with a Bachelor of Science degree in politics and government.
Following a basketball career with the Redbirds, he became a basketball coach and had two different stops at Tennessee State — a historically black college where he was the head coach from 2014-18 before becoming the head coach of the Bears.