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Monday 19 august 2019

JUSTIN TIME

In this Nov. 6, 2004 file photo
Texas running back Cedric
Benson is shown in the bench
area during the fourth quarter
of his team’s 56-35 victory
over Oklahoma State in
Austin, Texas.
Associated Press
Former

Longhorns,

NFL RB

Benson

dies in

motorcycle

accident

By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For-
mer NFL running back Ced-
ric Benson, one of the most
prolific rushers in NCAA
and University of Texas his-
tory, has died in a motor-
cycle accident in Texas.
He was 36.
Benson’s attorney, Sam
Bassett, said Austin law en-
forcement told him that
Benson was killed in the
wreck Saturday night. He
had no details about the
accident.
Benson was a key player in
the Longhorns’ resurgence Thomas takes No. 1 seed to
under coach Mack Brown,
who said Sunday that Ben-
son’s death has left him FedEx Cup finale
grief-stricken.
“He was as good as you’ll Justin Thomas watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during
ever see as a football play- the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament
er and as tough as they
come,” said Brown, who at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in
recently returned to coach Medinah, Ill.
North Carolina following a Associated Press
long run at Texas. Page 20

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