Lorne Benson
Lorne Benson
Born: 1930?
Position: HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Weston Wildcats Jr.
High School: Daniel McIntyre (Winnipeg, MB)
Career: 1951-1956
Lorne Benson played from 1951 to 1956 during his career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Benson ran for 1,673 yards in his career on 326 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 345 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 83 | 491 | 5.9 | 31 | 2 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 124 | 563 | 4.5 | 16 | 3 |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31 | 150 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 85 | 460 | 5.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 326 | 1673 | 5.1 | 31 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | 225 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 37 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 345 | 11.1 | 37 | 3 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 |
| Totals | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
