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词条 Duane Benson
释义

  1. Football career

  2. Business and political career

  3. Death

  4. See also

  5. References

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|birth_date={{Birth date|1945|8|5|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Belmond, Iowa
|death_date= {{Death date and age|2019|01|26|1945|8|5|mf=y}}
|death_place=Rochester, Minnesota
|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs=215
|high_school=Grand Meadow (MN)
|college=Hamline
|draftyear=1967
|draftround=11
|draftpick=280
|pastteams=
  • Oakland Raiders (1967–1971)
  • Atlanta Falcons (1972–1973)
  • Houston Oilers (1974–1976)

|highlights=
  • AFL champion (1967)

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Dean Duane Benson (August 5, 1945 – January 26, 2019) was an American football linebacker and politician.

Football career

Benson played college football and track and field at Hamline University. Benson graduated from Hamline University in 1967.[1] He played professionally in American Football League for the Oakland Raiders (1967–1969) and in the National Football League for the Raiders (1970–1971), the Atlanta Falcons (1972–1973), and the Houston Oilers (1974–1976).[2]

Business and political career

Benson was a charter member of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, created in 2012 to oversee construction of the state's new professional football stadium. He was the executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership from 1994 to 2003. Benson owned and operated a cattle farm outside of Lanesboro, Minnesota.[3]

Benson served in the Minnesota Senate, as a Republican, from 1980 to 1994 and was the Senate Minority Leader for six years.[4]

Death

Benson died from cancer, on January 26, 2019 at the Methodist Hospital-Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota.[5] He was 73.

See also

  • List of American Football League players

References

1. ^[https://hamlineathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=184&mobile=skip Duane Benson-Class of 1967-Hall of Fame-Hamline University]
2. ^[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BensDu20.htm Pro Football Reference-Duane Benson]
3. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20140318014718/http://www.mnscu.edu/board/trustee/benson.html Minnesota State and Universities-Duane Benson]
4. ^Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Duane Benson
5. ^Former NFL player, state senator, business leader Duane Benson dies
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