Following college, Becket was drafted in the eighth round of the
1952 NFL draft by the
Green Bay Packers. Becket spurned the NFL and instead signed with the WIFU
Saskatchewan Roughriders, where he starred for four years. He was named a Western All-Star in 1956, and was on his way back to
Regina, Saskatchewan, on Flight 810 after playing in the East–West All-Star game in
Vancouver,
British Columbia, on December 8, 1956. == Death ==