Early Life and Education
Ben Hatskin was born in 1917 in Winnipeg to Russian Jewish parents. As a standout football player in high school, he became one of the first Canadian students to win an athletic scholarship to an American university. He played football for the Sooners at the University of Oklahoma. However, due to World War II, Ben's college football career was cut short, and so he returned to Winnipeg and joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
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