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2 unusual facts about Mel Becket


Mel Becket

Following college, Becket was drafted in the 8th round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.

Becket, along with Roughriders teammates, Mario DeMarco, Gordon Sturtridge, and Ray Syrnyk, were passengers on Flight 810 with another WIFU player, Calvin Jones, of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.



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