Duane Benson

Games played - started:	121 - 11
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	3

Duane Benson
	1967 / Round: 11 / Pick: 280
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (1967–1971); Atlanta Falcons (1972–1973); Houston Oilers (1974–1976);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1967);
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:
Games played - started:	121 - 11
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dean Duane Benson (August 5, 1945 – January 26, 2019) was an American football linebacker and politician.

Football career

Benson played college football and track and field at Hamline University. Benson graduated from Hamline University in 1967.^[1] He played professionally in American Football League for the Oakland Raiders (1967–1969) and in the National Football League for the Raiders (1970–1971), the Atlanta Falcons (1972–1973), and the Houston Oilers (1974–1976).^[2]

Business and political career

Benson was a charter member of the

Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, created in 2012 to oversee construction of the state's new professional football stadium. He was the executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership from 1994 to 2003. Benson owned and operated a cattle farm outside of Lanesboro, Minnesota.^[3]

Benson served in the Minnesota Senate, as a Republican, from 1980 to 1994 and was the Senate Minority Leader for six years.^[4]

Death

Benson died from cancer, on January 26, 2019, at the Methodist Hospital-Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota.^[5] He was 73.

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[1] Duane Benson-Class of 1967-Hall of Fame-Hamline University

[2] Pro Football Reference-Duane Benson

[3] Minnesota State and Universities-Duane Benson

[4] Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Duane Benson

[5] Former NFL player, state senator, business leader Duane Benson dies

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v t e Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions
00 Jim Otto 3 Daryle Lamonica 11 Mike Eischeid 16 George Blanda 19 Cotton Davidson 20 Warren Powers 21 Rodger Bird 22 Larry Todd 23 Rod Sherman 24 Willie Brown 25 Fred Biletnikoff 29 Howie Williams 30 Roger Hagberg 33 Billy Cannon 34 Gus Otto 35 Hewritt Dixon 36 Clem Daniels 38 Estes Banks 40 Pete Banaszak 42 Bill Laskey 45 Dave Grayson 47 Kent McCloughan 48 Bill Budness 50 Duane Benson 52 J. R. Williamson 53 Dan Birdwell 55 Dan Conners 62 Bob Kruse 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Wayne Hawkins 70 Jim Harvey 73 Richard Sligh 74 Tom Keating 76 Bob Svihus 77 Ike Lassiter 78 Dan Archer 79 Harry Schuh 81 Warren Wells 83 Ben Davidson 84 Ken Herock 85 Carleton Oats 86 Bill Fairband 88 Dave Kocourek 89 Bill Miller
Head coach: John Rauch
Coaches: Tom Dahms John Madden Marv Marinovich John Polonchek Ollie Spencer Charlie Sumner

Football career

Business and political career

Death

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