1. Albert "Benny" Benbrook was an American football guard who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1908 to 1910.
20 Facts About Albert Benbrook
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Albert Benbrook was chosen by Walter Camp as a first-team All-American in 1909 and 1910 and was Michigan's team captain in 1910.
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Albert Benbrook is considered one of the best college football linemen in the early years of the sport.
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Albert Benbrook served in the military and later had a career in the office furniture and seating businesses.
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Albert Benbrook was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Albert Benbrook's father, Monroe Benbrook, was an Illinois native, and his mother, Lilly Benbrook, was an immigrant from Canada.
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Albert Benbrook was a "weight man" and football player at Chicago's prestigious Morgan Park Academy before enrolling at Michigan.
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Albert Benbrook enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1907 and played on the "scrubs" team as a freshman.
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Albert Benbrook made the varsity football team in 1908 and was the second heaviest man on the team behind the team's captain Germany Schulz.
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In 1909, Albert Benbrook started all seven of the Wolverines' games at left guard.
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Albert Benbrook was one of two players from outside the Ivy League to be picked for Camp's first team.
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Albert Benbrook was the unanimous choice of 13 eastern critics who met to select the All-American team.
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In January 1910, Albert Benbrook was elected captain of the Michigan team.
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Albert Benbrook initially lost a close election to end, J Joy Miller, but Miller was barred from the team.
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Albert Benbrook is a lieutenant stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor.
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Albert Benbrook married Dena Prehl on January 7,1914, in Chicago.
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Albert Benbrook was employed in the office furniture and seating business throughout his adult life.
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Albert Benbrook served as an official for Big Ten Conference football games.
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Albert Benbrook was employed as a salesman by American Seating Company from 1931 until his death in 1943.
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Albert Benbrook was buried at the Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago.