Son of National Championship-Winning Coach Running for S.C. Agriculture Commissioner

Son of legendary Clemson coach joins race for SC agriculture commissioner • SC Daily Gazette

Danny Ford II pictured on his family's farm in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. (Courtesy of Danny Ford II's campaign)Danny Ford II, son of Clemson University’s first national championship football coach, says a crisis at his family farm fueled his bid to lead South Carolina’s Department of Agriculture. Ford, 40, launched his campaign Monday at Upstate Livestock Exchange in Williamston, a livestock auction house in Anderson County. The announceme…

Son of National Championship-Winning Coach Running for S.C. Agriculture Commissioner

Danny Ford II announces his campaign...

Danny Lee Ford II Enters Race for S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture — The Anderson Observer

Greg Wilson/Anderson ObserverDanny Lee Ford II of Pendleton, son of legendary Clemson football coach Danny Ford, entered the race for the South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture on Monday with a campaign kickoff in Anderson at the Upstate Livestock Auction. Ford, who has worked alongside his father in hemp and row-crop farming and raising cattle in Upstate South Carolina, has been an outspoken critic of regulatory shifts he argues have whipsa…