Ted Beckett
Beckett from "The Blue and Gold" (1931)
California Golden Bears
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:February 15, 1907
Died:June 1978 (aged 71)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Career history
CollegeCal (1930)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1930)

Ted Beckett (February 15, 1907 – June 1978) was an American football player.[1][2] He played college football at University of California, Berkeley and was a consensus selection at the guard position on the 1930 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He died in 1978 at Reno, Nevada, at the age of 71.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Beckett Boomed as Leader of Coast's Running Guards". The San Francisco Examiner. September 26, 1930. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ted Beckett, U.C. Guard, Outstanding Hero". The San Francisco Examiner. November 23, 1930. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Carideo, Brill Get Backfield Places". The San Francisco Examiner. December 14, 1930. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Ted Beckett, last residence 89509 Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA, born 15 Feb 1907, died Jun 1978, SSN issued California (Before 1951).


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