 Portrait of Benson from 1991 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 5, 1945 Belmond, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | January 26, 2019 (aged 73) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Grand Meadow (MN) | ||||||||
| College: | Hamline | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 11 / pick: 280 | ||||||||
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Dean Duane Benson (August 5, 1945 – January 26, 2019) was an American football linebacker and politician.