Death
On 30 October 2010, it was announced that Benson had died, aged 67, following a short illness.
On 10 November 2010, Wigan vs Liverpool Premier League match, there was a well-respected minute's applause in his memory.
Read more about this topic: John Benson (footballer)
Famous quotes containing the word death:
“No man may him hide
From Death hollow-eyed,”
—John Skelton (1460?–1529)
“Eyes spiritualised by death can judge,
I cannot, but I am not content.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“... while many people pride themselves, and with no exaggeration, on their ability to hear with sympathy of the downfall, sickness, and death of others, very few people seem to know what to do with a report of joy, happiness, good luck.”
—Jessamyn West (1902–1984)