| Rick Benson |
Full Name: Richard David Benson
Born: October 17, 1933, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: February 16, 2020, Dothan, Ala.
School: Winter Park High School in Winter Park, Florida
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| Jim Oler, RICK BENSON, Bob Williams, Dick Artmeier, Ham Wernke, Bud Kennedy |
| FSU Career |
| Basketball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 51-52 15 C 6-6 205 Fr * Winter Park 52-53 12 C 6-7 205 So * Maitland 53-54 15 C 6-7 215 Jr * Maitland 54-55 15 C 6-7 215 Sr * Maitland |
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Center from Maitland...four-year letterman; probably a three-year + starter
but consistent records weren't kept...an outstanding rebounder who had a
good short hook shot...rebounds were not an official statistic until
Benson's senior year...as a senior scored 432 points (16.6 average) and had
451 rebounds (17.3)...had 19 games with 15 or more rebounds including eight
over 20...has the top rebounding game in school history with 32 against
Florida Southern in 1955...had 23 double-doubles...finished his career with
837 points and a 10.1 average...Benson died in 2020. Richard Benson Obituary Published by the Ward-Wilson Funeral Home, Dothan, Ala. Mr. Richard David Benson, age 86, of Dothan, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020. Richard was born October 17, 1933 in Toronto, Canada to the late Charles F. Benson and Margaret E. Dunlap Benson. A member of Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Richard graduated from Florida State University where he was a 4 year letterman in basketball. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps where he attained the rank of Captain. A self-employed accountant for 40 years, Richard also worked for 25 years with Metropolitan Life Insurance. Richard was a life member of Marine Corp League as well as a member of the SSGA Golf Association and Canal Group Golf Association. Richard is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Benson and Margaret Dunlap Benson. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Shirley Cook Benson; his daughter, Lori Ann Benson of Duluth, GA; his sons, Dr. Richard D. Benson, Jr. (Kim) of Charlotte, NC and Casey S. Benson (Nancy) of Dothan, AL; his sister, Beth Schwartzmueller (Gary) of Columbus, OH; his brother, Charles D. Benson (Louise) of Apopka, FL; his grandchildren, Jack Benson, Austin Benson (Angel), Taylor Tindal, McKenzie Benson, and Conner Benson; his great-grandchild, Dante Benson; numerous other relatives and friends.
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| Conference Awards |
| Basketball |
Year Award 1955 Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference |
| FSU Statistics |
| Basketball |
--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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51-52 17 1 35 123 .285 .000 10 25 .400 80 4.7 0.0 38
52-53 21 48 168 .286 .000 34 55 .618 130 6.2 0.0 56
53-54 19 75 342 .219 .000 45 .000 195 10.3 0.0
54-55 26 4 170 471 .361 .000 92 147 .626 432 16.6 451 17.3 83 4
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Tot 83 5 0 328 1104 .297 0 0 .000 181 227 .797 837 10.1 0 0 451 5.4 177 4 0 0 0 0
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| Basketball |
Game Statistics 1951-52 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 26 Parris Island USMC 1 2 1 5 Dec 10 Mississippi State 1 0 1 2 1 0 Dec 12 Mississippi Southern 1 c 0 0 0 Dec 21 Sewanee 1 3 0 6 Dec 27 Georgia 1 3 1 2 7 Dec 28 Clemson 1 0 0 2 0 Jan 5 Loyola-New Orleans 1 2 1 2 5 Jan 11 Miami 1 4 2 10 Jan 15 Tampa 1 3 1 4 7 Jan 16 Florida Southern Col 1 2 0 1 4 Jan 19 Georgia Teachers 1 6 0 1 12 Jan 23 Florida Southern Col 1 3 1 7 Jan 26 Parris Island USMC 1 2 1 5 Feb 1 Rollins College 1 2 0 4 Feb 7 Stetson 1 1 0 0 2 Feb 11 Miami 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 1 Tampa 1 2 1 2 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 17 1 0 35 0 0 0 10 16 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1952-53 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 5 Mercer 1 c 3 2 4 8 3 Dec 6 Georgia Teachers 1 0 2 2 2 Dec 12 Rollins College 1 0 4 4 4 Dec 13 Mercer 1 c 0 0 0 0 Dec 15 Central College 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 19 Sewanee 1 2 4 5 8 Dec 20 Mississippi State 1 0 1 1 Jan 6 Loyola-New Orleans 1 1 1 2 3 Jan 9 Miami 1 2 0 1 4 Jan 12 Tampa 1 8 2 18 Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1 c 5 4 5 14 Jan 31 Rollins College 1 2 0 4 Feb 2 Memphis State 1 5 2 3 12 2 Feb 4 Arkansas State 1 0 2 2 Feb 10 Stetson 1 0 0 0 Feb 14 Tampa 1 0 1 1 Feb 21 Loyola-New Orleans 1 3 3 9 Feb 23 Miami 1 c 9 2 2 20 Feb 25 Stetson 1 4 2 4 10 Feb 27 Mercer 1 4 1 3 9 Feb 28 Stetson 1 0 1 2 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 21 4 0 48 0 0 0 34 37 130 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1953-54 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 4 Mississippi State 1 6 11 1 1 13 Dec 8 Mercer 1 7 21 3 4 17 3 Dec 11 Georgia Teachers 1 4 16 5 6 13 Dec 16 Jacksonville State 1 1 0 0 2 Dec 18 Stetson 1 1 1 3 3 Dec 19 Spring Hill College 1 1 1 1 3 Jan 6 Tampa 1 2 2 4 6 Jan 7 Loyola-New Orleans 1 3 2 4 8 4 Jan 11 Rollins College 1 6 1 1 13 Jan 12 Tampa 1 4 0 8 Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1 7 0 14 Jan 16 Stetson 1 8 2 5 18 5 Jan 19 Rollins College 1 3 2 3 8 1 Jan 21 Florida Southern Col 1 c 7 7 7 21 5 Jan 30 Mercer 1 2 2 6 6 Feb 5 Miami 1 4 7 9 15 4 Feb 13 Loyola-New Orleans 1 2 2 2 6 Feb 17 Georgia Teachers 1 c 3 2 8 Feb 20 Arkansas State 1 4 5 6 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 19 2 0 75 48 0 0 45 62 195 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 1954-55 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 4 Jacksonville State 1 6 19 3 5 15 16 2 Dec 6 Georgia Teachers 1 f 7 23 9 11 23 18 2 Dec 14 Tampa 1 6 17 3 7 15 19 3 Dec 18 Stetson 1 4 17 5 9 13 17 3 Dec 20 Miami 1 f 8 23 3 7 19 25 0 Dec 27 Florida 1 7 11 4 8 18 5 4 Dec 28 Georgia 1 6 22 2 2 14 11 4 Jan 3 Duke 1 8 12 0 1 16 13 2 Jan 7 Florida Southern Col 1 4 8 4 4 12 22 3 Jan 8 Tampa 1 3 11 4 5 10 18 3 Jan 15 Georgia 1 5 22 2 2 12 16 4 Jan 18 Spring Hill College 1 2 11 3 5 7 14 4 Jan 19 Mississippi State 1 f 5 17 4 6 14 17 5 Jan 29 Stetson 1 f 10 17 2 4 22 19 5 Jan 31 Rollins College 1 10 22 2 5 22 20 5 Feb 7 Florida Southern Col 1 9 22 1 3 19 32 4 Feb 14 Georgia 1 5 18 2 2 12 17 3 Feb 16 Rollins College 1 8 17 5 5 21 20 2 Feb 19 Loyola-New Orleans 1 9 15 2 5 20 6 3 Feb 21 Mississippi State 1 6 14 2 4 14 12 3 Feb 23 Loyola-New Orleans 1 6 16 7 8 19 16 1 Feb 25 Miami 1 6 19 4 7 16 14 2 Feb 28 Stetson 1 4 12 5 13 13 21 4 Mar 1 Georgia Teachers 1 9 28 11 15 29 18 3 Mar 7 Montana State 1 8 26 0 0 16 24 5 Mar 9 Beloit College 1 9 32 3 4 21 21 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 26 4 0 170 471 0 0 92 147 432 0 0 451 83 0 0 0 0 |