No. 2, C | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | June 30, 1901
Died: | July 15, 1972 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 71)
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 168 lb (76 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Newark (NJ) East Side |
College: | Rutgers |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Henry Marvin "Heinie" Benkert (June 30, 1901 – July 15, 1972) was a professional American football running back who starred collegiately at Rutgers University, where he won the unofficial collegiate scoring crown as a senior, and played for four non-consecutive seasons in the National Football League (NFL), for the New York Giants, the Pottsville Maroons and the Orange/Newark Tornadoes.[1]