Ted Bates (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Baytown, Texas, U.S. | September 22, 1936
Died: | April 17, 2021 West Covina, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Oregon State |
NFL draft: | 1959 / Round: 5 / Pick: 52 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Ted Douglas Bates (September 22, 1936 – April 17, 2021) was an American football linebacker. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1959 to 1963. He played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1959 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals for four seasons and played for the New York Jets his final season.
Bates died in West Covina, California on April 17, 2021, at the age of 84.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Longtime Pasadena Fixture and NFL Linebacker Ted Bates Remembered". Pasadenanow.com. May 5, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- American football linebackers
- Chicago Cardinals players
- New York Jets players
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- All-American college football players
- Players of American football from Harris County, Texas
- Sportspeople from Baytown, Texas
- American football linebacker, 1930s birth stubs