Ted Watkins
Ted Watkins (1941 – June 2, 1968) was a Canadian 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.
| Born: | 1941 Chicago |
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| Died: | June 2, 1968 (aged 26–27) Stockton, California |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| College | Pacific |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1963–1966 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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