Posted on 10/06/2004 10:33:02 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
A former place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders is being sought in a drive-by shooting last month at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, police said Wednesday.
Cole Murdoch Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended after several crucial missed kicks during the 1997 season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the Sept. 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said.
"I can confirm this individual was at one time a kicker for the Oakland Raiders," Jones said. "We have not found him."
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Didnt this happen in Ace Ventura Pet Detective?
Why am I now thinking "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective"? What could possibly be reminding me of this?
dolphins kicker. With a sex change.
lol!!!
Ah, you beat me by a matter of seconds.
That sounds like a plot from "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective".
Cole Ford= Former Trojan
Be On The Lookout!
art imitating life? ace ventura, pet detective.
you know kicker, gay lover...
Damn kickers...
"Cole Murdoch Ford" According to Mel Gibson in the movie "conspiracy theory", ALL GOVERNMENT ASSASSINS USE THREE NAMES.
It appears that he should search for a career that does not require good aim.
Well, we got five "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" posts within 90 seconds of each other. :-)
Somewhere, Scott Norwood fans are breathing a sigh of relief after hearing the crazed kicker wasn't him....
In 1996, the Raiders were fighting for their playoff lives when they went into Tampa and saw their season obliterated when kicker Cole Ford missed a point-blank field goal at the end. The game went into overtime and Tampa, which would win only five other games, prevailed 20-17.
Coincidence............ I think not.
I surely am glad that I read the thread
before mentioning "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". ;o)
I thought I was going to be all original here and suggest that, but you beat me to the punch!
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