Athlete All-American
Bates, Ted
Ted Bates
- Honors:
- Football (1958)
Ted Bates earned All-American acclaim as an offensive lineman in 1958, and was also named an All-Pacific Coast Conference and All-Coast selection. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl and was the recipient of the 1958 Hayward Award for the top amateur athlete in the state. Bates played in the 1958 East-West Shrine and Hula Bowl games. He played four NFL seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. Bates was a 1996 inductee into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
