Barry Bennett
No. 63, 78 | |
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Position: | Concordia (Moorhead) |
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60 |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
Barry Martin Bennett (December 10, 1955 – August 19, 2019) was a professional American football defensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings. He attended and played football at Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota),[1] where he was coached by Jim Christopherson.
Death
Bennett and his wife Carol were found shot to death at their Long Prairie, Minnesota, home on August 21, 2019. A friend went to check on them after phone calls and texts had gone unanswered since the day prior.[2] Investigators determined that the couple was killed on August 19; Carol was shot multiple times in the back and torso, while Barry was shot multiple times in the head and torso.
On August 23, the couple's son, 22-year-old Dylan Bennett, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, without premeditation, in connection with the killings. He is believed to have taken his mother's car and traveled to
References
- ^ "Barry Bennett Stats". Pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Former NFL player, wife found dead in Long Prairie home; police search for known suspect". Star Tribune. 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Son charged in death of ex-NFL lineman Bennett, wife". Associated Press. 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents arrested". Associated Press. 2019-08-24.
- ^ . Echo Press. 2020-08-25 https://www.echopress.com/news/crime-and-courts/6632694-Life-sentence-for-Long-Prairie-man-who-killed-his-parents.
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