Harry Benson (American football)
Harry Hartley Benson (October 7, 1909 – May 14, 1943) was a professional American football guard in the National Football League. He played in the 1935 season for the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] The following year, he played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs.[2][3]
Benson was born in 1909 in Baltimore. He attended Baltimore City College, Western Maryland College, and the University of Baltimore.[1][4]
He enlisted in the United States Army on January 27, 1941. Private First Class[5] Benson was killed in action on May 14, 1943, during the Aleutian Islands campaign.[2] His remains were returned from Alaska in September 1948 aboard the transport ship Honda Knot.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Harry Benson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Harry Benson Dies In Action". The Baltimore Sun. June 14, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry Benson". profootballarchives.com.
- ^ "Harry Benson". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1932. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "11 Marylanders Returned To U.S." The Baltimore Sun. September 3, 1948. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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