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Ken Houston

Ken Houston, American football player

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Born
November 12, 1944
Age in 2026
82
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1944

About Ken Houston

Kenneth Ray Houston is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1971 he set an NFL record with five touchdown returns (four interceptions and one fumble). His defensive touchdown record was unequaled until it was tied by DaRon Bland in 2023.

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Ken Houston timeline

  1. In 1971 he set an NFL record with five touchdown returns (four interceptions and one fumble).
  2. His defensive touchdown record was unequaled until it was tied by DaRon Bland in 2023.

The world when Ken Houston was born

Ken Houston was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ken Houston's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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