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Sanguine:

--- Quote ---Texas Longhorn football great Cedric Benson reported dead in motorcycle crash

Posted August 18th, 2019

Ryan Autullo and Tony Plohetski

@autulloaas

University of Texas football great and former NFL player Cedric Benson died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash in West Austin, family members and friends said early Sunday.

Austin emergency officials told the American-Statesman that they are investigating the crash in the 5600 block of Mount Bonnell Road after 10 p.m. Saturday and had information that Benson and a passenger were killed. Two other adults who were injured in the crash suffered non-fatal injuries. Official confirmation by the Travis County medical examiner could come later in the day Sunday.

Benson’s death touched off a flurry of emotional responses from his teammates and coaches. Former coach Mack Brown, who recruited Benson to Texas out of Midland Lee, expressed his condolences in a Twitter post. Brown, now the coach at North Carolina, said, “We’ve coached a lot of tough players but none were tougher than Cedric.”...

https://www.hookem.com/story/texas-longhorn-football-great-cedric-benson-reported-dead-motorcycle-crash/
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--- Quote ---...At Midland Lee, Benson always kneeled after every score. Why? “Respect. For the game. For the referees. For the fans. For the teams. Respect for myself. For God,” Benson said...

https://www.hookem.com/story/texas-cedric-benson-burnt-orange-star-right-alongside-uts-heisman-greats/
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Very sad.  Looks like his demons caught up with him.

IsailedawayfromFR:

--- Quote from: Sanguine on August 18, 2019, 07:21:09 pm ---Very sad.  Looks like his demons caught up with him.

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I have been up to Mt Bonnell Road many times, but to do other things......

Sanguine:

--- Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on August 19, 2019, 01:57:31 pm ---I have been up to Mt Bonnell Road many times, but to do other things......

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It's a tricky drive.

EdJames:
Saw this posted elsewhere, thought that it was an interesting vignette....



--- Quote ---I used to frequent a bar in North Austin where Cedric Benson would sometimes go to shoot pool and chill. While many knew who he was, the regulars gave him his space and tried not to treat him like the celebrity he was. He was much larger than he looked on television and he was generally sullen, perhaps because he was at the end of his NFL career around that time.

Many athletes either feel they are invincible because of their prowess on the field or can’t adjust after the gravy train stops, particularly when a knee or a shoulder provides a constant painful reminder that the show is over. It can be a very lonely feeling if there’s no support network. Benson apparently turned to alcohol as part of his coping mechanism.

He didn’t expect special treatment because he was Cedric Benson, football star. He was generally thought of as a good teammate. But I also thought it odd that he would chill in a bar that was 90% white and rarely brought any friends with him.

May he Rest In Peace.
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https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3772689/posts?page=74#74

IsailedawayfromFR:

--- Quote from: Sanguine on August 19, 2019, 02:20:30 pm ---It's a tricky drive.

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That was not the tricky part.  At least, not on my dates.

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