fˈoːɹdz baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ, ˈælən spɹˈæɡɪt, ɐfˈɜːmɪŋ ðˈæt "ðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns ɪz dɪskwˈaɪəɾɪŋli stɹˈɔŋ ðæt fˈoːɹd tʃˈiːɾᵻd—dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli æz wˈɛl æz ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəsli," nˌʌnðəlˈɛs kəŋklˈuːdᵻd "wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz vˈɜːtʃuːz ænd vˈaɪsᵻz, dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən ænd tɹˈɪkɚɹi, hjˈuːmɚɹəs ænd ˈɔːɪnspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ mˈoʊmənts, sˈeɪntlinəs ænd sˈɪnfəlnəs, ænd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, hɪz mɪstˈɪɹiəs, ˈʌltᵻmətli ɪndɪfˈaɪnəbəl, pˈaʊɚz, ˈɑːɹθɚ fˈoːɹd wʌz wˈʌn əvə kˈaɪnd, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl.
Ford's biographer, Allen Spraggett, affirming that "The evidence is disquietingly strong that Ford cheated—deliberately as well as unconsciously," nonetheless concluded "With all his virtues and vices, dedication and trickery, humorous and awe-inspiring moments, saintliness and sinfulness, and above all, his mysterious, ultimately indefinable, powers, Arthur Ford was one of a kind, a great original.