Edward "Ted" Collins (January 2, 1943 – March 11, 2021) was a
Canadian football
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player who played for the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
,
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
and
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
. He won the
Grey Cup
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with Montreal in 1970. He played college football at the
University of Detroit Mercy
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. His brother
Doug Collins also played in the CFL.
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1943 births
2021 deaths
Montreal Alouettes players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Detroit Titans football players
Canadian football people from Windsor, Ontario
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Canadian football defensive linemen
Players of American football from Ontario
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