Name Bill Benson | ||
William Henry 'Bill' Benson (1893-1968) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1910s and 1920s.
Career
Bill "Binghi" Benson was a pioneer halfback in the early years of the NSWRFL. He played halfback for the Glebe Dirty Reds for ten seasons between 1916-1924. He then switched to St George Dragons for his final season with his Glebe team-mate Frank Burge, and the two of them took St George to the 1927 Final after the club got the wooden spoon the year before. He represented New South Wales on five occasions between 1921-1924, but was never selected to play for Australia.
A resident of Forest Lodge, New South Wales for his entire life, Bill Benson died after watching a world cup match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 May 1968. He was aged 75. His funeral was held two days later and he was cremated at Woronora Crematorium, Sutherland, New South Wales