- RB taken 4th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2005 NFL draft out of the University of Texas-Austin. Also taken 370th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2001 MLB Draft.
- Police say Benson and his female passenger were on his motorcycle heading down Ranch to Market Road 2222 when a minivan pulled out on Mount Bonnell Road and hit them. Poor visibility was cited as the cause. Benson and his passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. [August 17, 2019].
- Former NFL running back Cedric Benson died at the age of 36 after a motorcycle accident in Austin, Texas, on August 17 2019. Benson was killed when a mini-van was trying to cross an intersection and hit his motorcycle. He and an unidentified woman were both pronounced dead at the scene.
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