Jim Benton (American football)
- Cleveland Rams (1938-1940, 1942)
- Chicago Bears (1943 )
- Cleveland Rams (1944-1945)
- Los Angeles Rams (1946-1947)
James Warren Benton ( born September 25, 1916 in Carthage, Arkansas, USA, † March 28, 2001 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas), a US- American football player and coach was. He has played wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL).
Career
Benton was pulled after his studies at the University of Arkansas in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams in the first round in eleventh place. The wide receiver played until 1942 in Cleveland. 1943 had the Rams play their operation due to lack of players for a year to adjust, Benton joined for a season, the Chicago Bears.
With the trained by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnson's team, he won the NFL championship this year. In the NFL playoff the Washington Redskins were defeated with 41:21. Benton could use a pass from quarterback Sid Luckman to a touchdown.
1944 Benton returned back to the team from Cleveland. 1945 Benton was then able to win his second title. The new quarterback of the Rams, Bob Waterfield always managed to put Benton with passes in scene. In the NFL, playoff, the Redskins had to give the Rams beaten 15-14. Benton managed to pass from Waterfield again a touchdown in an NFL playoff.
Jim Benton moved with his team in 1946 to Los Angeles. After the 1947 season, he finished his career.
Benton was one of the first players were able to establish the passing game in the NFL. Overall, he was able to achieve 45 touchdowns during the regular season pass catches. In 1945 he succeeded in a game against the Detroit Lions win a space of 303 yards. Until 1985, this was the NFL record. This year he was able to achieve the highest gain of space all NFL wide receiver with 1067 yards. In 1946 he was able to repeat this success.
After his playing career Benton assistant coach with the Rams and the Bears and was Head Coach of a college team. In 1953 he retired from American football and worked in the oil industry. He was married and had five children. Benton died of cancer.
Honors
Benton is a member of the NFL 1940s All- Decade Team. He was elected twice to the All -Pro and played in a Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season.