Ted Watkins
American gridiron football player (1941–1968)
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Ted Watkins (1941 – June 2, 1968) was an American professional football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1967.[1] He previously played college football at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
PositionWide receiver
Born1941
Chicago
Chicago
DiedJune 2, 1968 (aged 26–27)
Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1941 Chicago |
| Died | June 2, 1968 (aged 26–27) Stockton, California |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Pacific |
| Career history | |
| 1963–1966 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
In the late 1960s, Watkins was active in the Black Power movement in Toronto.[2]
He was shot and killed in 1968 during an alleged liquor store holdup in Stockton, California, weeks before the beginning of the 1968 CFL season.[3]
