Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1950 43 HB 5-11 190 Jr * LaPorte, IN 1951 43 HB 6-0 190 Sr * LaPorte, IN
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 OF 5-11 190 Jr * LaPorte, IN 1952 OF 5-11 190 Sr * LaPorte, IN
| Wayne Benner |
Full Name: Wayne W. Benner
Born: LaPorte, Ind.
Died: September 8, 2015, Fernandina Beach, Fla.
School: Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1950 43 HB 5-11 190 Jr * LaPorte, IN 1951 43 HB 6-0 190 Sr * LaPorte, IN |
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| Baseball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 OF 5-11 190 Jr * LaPorte, IN 1952 OF 5-11 190 Sr * LaPorte, IN |
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| Comments |
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Obituary for Wayne W. Benner Published in the Florida Times-Union on Sept. 10, 2015 |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1950 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
1951 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 14 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1950 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3- 13 - 1 61 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 | 0
1951 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot 14 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3- 13- 1 61 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 | 0
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Punting and Kicking
| Punting | Kicking
Year GP | no yds avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg kick
---------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
1950 7 | 8 315 39.4 | - 0.000 - - - - -
1951 7 | 0.0 | - 0.000 - - - - -
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Tot 14 | 8 315 39.4 0 0 0 0 0 | 0-0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0-0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1950 | GP Off Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 1
Oct 14 Howard | 1
Oct 21 Newberry College | 1
Oct 28 Sewanee | 1
Nov 10 Stetson | 1
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 1
Nov 25 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 7 0 0
| Starts
1951 | GP Off Def
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Sep 29 Troy State | 1 DB
Oct 5 Miami | 1 DB
Oct 13 Delta State | 1 DB
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 1 DB
Oct 27 Stetson | 1
Nov 10 Wofford College | 1
Nov 17 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 7 0 4
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Career Tot | 14 0 4
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1950 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 14 Howard | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 21 Newberry College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 7- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 28 Sewanee | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 3- 9- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1950 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 1 20 20.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20
Oct 14 Howard | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 21 Newberry College | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 28 Sewanee | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 1 25 25.0 0 | 27
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 11 11.0 1 11t| 11
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Tot | 1 20 20.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 36 18.0 1 11t| 58
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| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 .263 10 10 38 7 10 0 2 0 6 14 .368 .263 1 1952 .313 14 13 48 12 15 3 1 0 11 20 .417 10 1 10 .441 1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .291 24 23 86 19 25 3 3 0 17 34 .395 10 1 10 0 .371 0 1 4 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1951
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 14 Tennessee 5 .333 1 LF 3 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 21 Georgia 5 .200 1 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 Miami 6 .111 1 LF 4 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 24 Miami 7 .214 1 LF 5 2 2 2 2 0 5 0
Apr 5 Rollins College 8 .368 1 LF 5 1 4 1 0 6 0
Apr 18 Tallahassee Citizens 8 .360 1 LF 6 2 2 1 2 0 1 0
Apr 20 Stetson 8 .321 1 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 Stetson 8 .313 1 RF 4 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 27 Georgia 8 .278 1 LF 4 1 0 1 0 1 1
Apr 28 Georgia 7 .263 1 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0
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.263 10 10 38 7 10 0 1 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0
1952
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 21 Georgia 6 .000 1 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Mar 28 Loyola-New Orleans 5 .143 1 LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
Mar 29 Loyola-New Orleans 5 .167 1 LF 5 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 5 Miami 8 .200 1 LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 5 Miami 8 .316 1 LF 4 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 18 Tampa 5 .333 1 LF 5 1 2 1 3 3 0
Apr 19 Tampa 5 .333 1 LF 3 3 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 25 Florida Southern Col 5 .300 1 LF 3 1 0 2 0 0
Apr 26 Florida Southern Col 5 .324 1 LF 4 1 2 1 2 1 0
Apr 29 Florida Southern Col 4 .368 1 LF 4 3 3 2 4 5 1 1
May 9 Rollins College 6 .357 1 LF 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1
May 10 Rollins College 6 .333 1 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 16 Stetson 5 .326 1 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
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.326 13 13 46 11 15 3 1 0 11 20 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 2
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Mr. Wayne
W. Benner, better known as Coach Benner, age 88 of Fernandina Beach, passed
away at his home on Tuesday morning, September 8, 2015. Born in Laporte,
IN, he was the eldest and last living of two sons born to the late Darrell
Augustus and Helen Ruth Benner. He grew up in Laporte and graduated from
Laporte High School, Class of 1945. After high school he enlisted and
served in the U.S. Army. Upon being honorably discharged he returned home
and enrolled at and attended the University of Indiana. After two years he
transferred to Florida State University where he graduated with a
Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education. While attending FSU he played
baseball and football where he was part of the first undefeated football
team in the state of Florida in 1950. Shortly after he was drafted by the
Cleveland Browns and New York Yankees. At the time of his graduation, he
began a long career coaching and mentoring young people through local
school sports programs. He initially accepted a job at Live Oak High School
in Suwanee County before going to Woodbine in Camden County, GA. From 1954
until 1969 Coach Benner coached at Fernandina Beach High School. In 1969,
he moved to the Middle School where he remained until retiring in 1983.
After retiring he continued to substitute teach as needed. Coach Benner had
attended the Lutheran Church when they were meeting at the Atlantic Avenue
Recreation Center. He is preceded in death by his wife, Eloise who passed
away in 1997, his brother, Jake, three sons, Stanley, Jerry, and Frank, and
two grandchildren. Coach Benner leaves behind, two sons, Darrell Benner and
his wife, Patty Mills Benner, Fernandina Beach, FL, Joey Joe Benner and his
wife, Josephine, Fernandina Beach, FL, a daughter, Sherry Graddy and her
husband, Frank, Gainesville, FL, a daughter in law Shannon Keith,
Fernandina Beach, FL, seven grandchildren, Cassie McCook (Matt), Laurel
Sapp (Barry), Emily Graddy, Jared Graddy, Miki Hartman (Chad), Melissa
Benner, Zachary Edenfield and five great grandchildren, Jackson, Bentley,
Haylie, Presley and Andrew.