Ted Beckett (February 15, 1907 – June 1978) was an

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player. He played college football at

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and was a consensus selection at the

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position on the

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. He died in 1978 at

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, at the age of 71.Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 atabase 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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