Buddy Benson
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Wright City, Oklahoma | November 9, 1933
Died | April 22, 2011 Little Rock, Arkansas | (aged 77)
Playing career | |
1952 | Oklahoma |
1953–1954 | Arkansas |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1957 | Lewisville HS (AR) |
1961–1964 | Ouachita Baptist (assistant) |
1965–1995 | Ouachita Baptist |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 152–127–2 (college) 17–2–2 (high school) |
Jesse N. "Buddy" Benson (November 9, 1933 – April 22, 2011) was an American football player and coach.[1]
Benson played college football at the University of Oklahoma for one season (1952) under head coach Bud Wilkinson before transferring to the University of Arkansas for his final two years.[2]
He served as the head football coach at a high school in Lewisville, Arkansas from 1956 to 1957 before embarking on a coaching career spanning four decades at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.[3]
References
- ^ "Jesse Benson". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jesse Benson". Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.