Jim Benton (football player)
| Jim Benton | |
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Position (s): End |
Jersey numbers: 26, 30, 12, 49 |
| born September 25, 1916 Carthage , Arkansas | |
| died on March 28, 2001 in Pine Bluff , Arkansas | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1938 - 1947 | |
| NFL Draft : 1938 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11 | |
| College : Arkansas | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Pass catches | 288 |
| Yards of catches | 4,801 |
| Touchdowns | 48 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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James Warren "Jim" Benton (* 25. September 1916 in Carthage , Arkansas ; † 28. March 2001 in Pine Bluff , Arkansas) was an American American football player and trainer. He played among other things wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
career
Benton was drawn after graduating from the University of Arkansas , where he played for the Arizona Razorbacks Football , in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams in the first round in eleventh place. The wide receiver played in Cleveland until 1942 . In 1943 the Rams had to cease playing due to a lack of players for a year, Benton joined the Chicago Bears for one season .
With the team coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos , he won the NFL championship that year . In the NFL final, the Washington Redskins were defeated 41:21. Benton was able to use a pass from quarterback Sid Luckman for a touchdown .
In 1944 Benton returned to the Cleveland team. In 1945 Benton was able to win his second title. The new quarterback of the Rams, Bob Waterfield , succeeded time and again in staging Benton with passes. In the NFL final, the Redskins were beaten by the Rams 15:14. Benton managed another touchdown in an NFL final on a pass from Waterfield.
Jim Benton and his crew moved to Los Angeles in 1946 . After the 1947 season, he ended his career.
Benton was one of the first players to establish the passing game in the NFL. He was able to achieve a total of 45 touchdowns by catching passes during the regular season . In 1945 he managed to gain 303 yards in a game against the Detroit Lions . This was the NFL record until 1985. This year he was able to achieve the highest gain of space of all NFL wide receivers with 1067 yards. In 1946 he was able to repeat this success.
After his playing career, Benton was an assistant coach with the Rams and the Bears and head coach of a college team . In 1953 he retired from American football and worked in the oil industry. He was married and had five children. Benton died of cancer. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Fordyce , Arkansas.
Honors
Benton is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team , the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame , and his college hall of fame. He was voted All-Pro twice and played in a Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season.
Web links
- Statistics by Jim Benton
- Picture by Jim Benton ( Memento from February 20, 2014 on the Internet Archive )
- Obituary in the New York Times
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1943
- ^ NFL endgame statistics 1943
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1945
- ^ NFL endgame statistics 1945
- ↑ Jim Benton's grave in the Find a Grave database
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| SURNAME | Benton, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benton, James Warren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carthage , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 2001 |
| Place of death | Pine Bluff , Arkansas |