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Kenneth Walker III (wide Receiver)
Kenneth Walker III (born April 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins from 2012 to 2016. He was also a sprinter on the UCLA track and field team. Walker played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2019 and for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL) in 2022. Early years Walker was born in Stockton, California, to Patricia Jones and Kenneth Walker II. He grew in the East Bay in the dangerous Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond. His parents separated when he was in the seventh grade, and his mom raised Walker and his two older brothers as a single parent. In an attempt to keep her youngest out of trouble, she sent him to live in Oakley with his father, who had remarried. There, Walker excelled in both track and football at Freedom High School. After Walker's sophomore year, his father divorced, and they moved back to Richmond with his mother. At Richmond's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a Richmond, California City Council, city council.East Shore and Suburban Railway Chronology , ''El Cerrito Historical Society'', June 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, California, San Pablo, Albany, California, Albany, El Cerrito, California, El Cerrito and Pinole, California, Pinole in addition to the unincorporated area, unincorporated communities of North Richmond, California, North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, California, Kensington, El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, California, Tara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Redblacks
The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Starting play in 2014, the Redblacks are the third CFL team to play in the city of Ottawa. The Ottawa Rough Riders, formed in 1876, were a founding member of the CFL in 1958 and played until 1996. A new Ottawa franchise was formed as the Renegades in 2002 and lasted until the end of the 2005 season. The Redblacks won the 2016 Grey Cup Championship, which ended a 40-year Grey Cup championship drought for the city of Ottawa. History Following the 1996 season, years of ownership and management issues resulted in the Ottawa Rough Riders franchise folding after a storied 120 years. A CFL franchise in Ottawa was absent for the next five years until 2002, when football returned with new ownership and a new team name, the Ottawa Renegades. Ownership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Nelson (Canadian Football)
Charles Nelson (born October 28, 1995) is a gridiron football wide receiver and return specialist for the Edmonton Elks of the CFL. He played college football at Oregon, where he earned all-conference honors as a return specialist in 2014 and 2015. College career At Oregon, Nelson was one of the program's most versatile players, splitting time at wide receiver, cornerback, and returning kicks and punts. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Nelson had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts but did not sign with them. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Nelson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free agent on May 25, 2018, and retired a week later. He returned to the Blue Bombers in September, joining their practice roster for five games before playing in the season finale against Edmonton. Nelson played in four games in 2019 before suffering a season-ending foot injury. He still earned his first Grey Cup when Winnipeg won the 107 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
