George Ford (rugby union) in the first half of the Premiership final to replace the injured Toby Flood, and scored 12 points in Leicester's 37–17 win over Northampton Saints. In all, Ford played 40 matches for Leicester Tigers, scoring 253 points and winning two trophies. On 23 January 2013 it was announced that he was to leave Tigers at the end of the season, to join Bath Rugby. After his father Mike was sacked as head coach, Ford was linked with a move away from the club and in December 2016 Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond confirmed his interest in Ford. On
Corey Ford introduction to "The Corey Ford Collection" in Dartmouth's Rauner Library, Mildred C. Tunis wrote, "To countless Dartmouth men, the name of Corey Ford will bring back nostalgia for some of their most meaningful experiences as undergraduates when he was coach of boxing and rugby, a fellow Delta Kappa Epsilon, advisor on student publications, counselor, and friend." Ford created the name Eustace Tilley for the dandyish, top-hatted symbol of "The New Yorker" magazine. According to Ford's memoir, "The Time of Laughter", the last name came from a maiden aunt and he chose the first name "for euphony." Corey Ford is perhaps