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Alford was born in tiny New Hope, located near Murfreesboro in southwestern Pike County, to Thomas H. Alford (1894–1985) and the former Ida Womack (1897–1978).<ref name=findagrave/> He attended [[public school]]s at Rector in Clay County in northeastern Arkansas. He graduated from [[high school]] in 1932, a year ahead of schedule.<ref name=obit/>
Alford was born in tiny New Hope, located near Murfreesboro in southwestern Pike County, to Thomas H. Alford (1894–1985) and the former Ida Womack (1897–1978).<ref name=findagrave/> He attended [[public school]]s at Rector in Clay County in northeastern Arkansas. He graduated from [[high school]] in 1932, a year ahead of schedule.<ref name=obit/>
Alford attended what is now Arkansas State University in Jonesboro in eastern Arkansas, the [[University of Central Arkansas in Conway in Faulkner County, and he received his medical degree in 1939 from the [[University of Arkansas]] for Medical Sciences at Little Rock. He served his internship at St. Anthony's Hospital in [[Oklahoma City]] and his residency in general surgery at Missouri Pacific Hospital in Little Rock. He received post-graduate training at the [[University of Illinois]] at Urbana-Champaign.
Alford attended what is now Arkansas State University in Jonesboro in eastern Arkansas, the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in Faulkner County, and he received his medical degree in 1939 from the [[University of Arkansas]] for Medical Sciences at Little Rock. He served his internship at St. Anthony's Hospital in [[Oklahoma City]] and his residency in general surgery at Missouri Pacific Hospital in Little Rock. He received post-graduate training at the [[University of Illinois]] at Urbana-Champaign.
While he was in college, Alford was a [[radio]] sportscaster who covered the [[football]] games of the Southwest Conference. He turned down an opportunity to become a national broadcaster to concentrate on his medical career.
While he was in college, Alford was a [[radio]] sportscaster who covered the [[football]] games of the Southwest Conference. He turned down an opportunity to become a national broadcaster to concentrate on his medical career.