Don Benson
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| Don Benson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Benson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1920 | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2019 (aged 99)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Yallourn | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945 | Richmond | 3 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don Benson (9 April 1920 – 12 June 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Benson played 110 games for Yallourn between 1937 and 1945, including their 1939 premiership.
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Don Benson". Tigerland Archive.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[edit]
- Don Benson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Benson at AustralianFootball.com
- Tigers Archive Profile
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