Ken Mountford

Kenneth Henry James "Ken" Mountford was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country. He was the brother of fellow players, Ces Mountford and Bill Mountford.

Mountford played for Blackball during the 1940s along with his two brothers, Blackball held the Thacker Shield at the time. He represented both the West Coast and the South Island.

He played for the New Zealand Kiwis in six test matches on the 1947 tour of Great Britain and France.

The Strongman Mine memorial on State Highway 6, including the name of K.H.J. Mountford.

A coal miner, Mountford was one of 19 miners who lost their lives in the Strongman Mine gas explosion on 19 January 1967.