Harry Hartley Benson (October 7, 1909 – May 14, 1943) was a professional American football guard in the National Football League. He played in the 1935 season for the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] The following year, he played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs.[2]
Benson was born in 1909 in Baltimore. He attended Baltimore City College, Western Maryland College, and the University of Baltimore.[1] [3]
He enlisted in the United States Army on January 27, 1941. Private First Class Benson was killed in action on May 14, 1943, during the Aleutian Islands campaign.[4] His remains were returned from Alaska in September 1948 aboard the transport ship Honda Knot.[5]