Born: | March 26, 1931 |
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Died: | February 15, 2003 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 71)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback |
College | Michigan |
NFL draft | 1954, round: 29, pick: 344 (By the Washington Redskins) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1951–1953 | Michigan |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Edward S. "Ted" Kress (March 26, 1931 – February 15, 2003) was an American football player and businessman. He was the starting left halfback for the University of Michigan in 1952 and 1953 and set a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record with 218 yards in October 1952. He later founded the Kress Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy industrial hauling vehicles, in Brimfield, Illinois.