Percy Benson | |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1874 |
Birth Place: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Death Date: | 14 March 1949 (aged 76)[1] |
Death Place: | Taft, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley |
Player Years1: | 1892–1894 |
Player Team1: | California |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1895 |
Coach Team1: | Oregon |
Coach Years2: | 1897 |
Coach Team2: | Butte Athletic Club |
Overall Record: | 4–0 (college) 3–0 (club) |
Championships: | conference |
Henry Percy Benson (13 January 1874 – 14 March 1949) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley from 1892 to 1894.[2] He served as the head football coach at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon during 1895, compiling a record of 4–0.[3] Benson also coached the Butte Athletic Club of Butte, Montana in 1897.[4]