![]() Benton, circa 1947 | |||||||
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Born: | Carthage, Arkansas, U.S. | September 25, 1916||||||
Died: | March 28, 2001 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 84)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fordyce (AR) | ||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||
Position: | End | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1938 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11 | ||||||
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James Warren Benton (September 25, 1916 – March 28, 2001) was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears between 1938 and 1947. Benton was the first NFL receiver to gain more than 300 yards in a game, a record that stood for 40 years. He was selected for the National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team.