About Ted Watkins
Lived 1941 – 1968 (aged 26–27). Ted Watkins was an American american football player and canadian football player.
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. He previously played college football at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
In the late 1960s, Watkins was active in the Black Power movement in Toronto.
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.
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Who was Ted Watkins?
American-football player (1941-1968)
When was Ted Watkins born?
Ted Watkins was born in 1941 in Chicago.
When did Ted Watkins die?
Ted Watkins died on 2 June 1968 in Stockton.
What was Ted Watkins's occupation?
Ted Watkins was an american football player and canadian football player.
What nationality was Ted Watkins?
Ted Watkins was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ted Watkins. https://biography.guide/ted-watkins/
MLA: "Ted Watkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ted-watkins/.
Chicago: "Ted Watkins." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ted-watkins/.
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