Brad William Benson (born November 25, 1955 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional footballer. He was an offensive midfielder with the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1978 to 1988 and was an important member of the 1986 Giants team that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. Benson was selected to play in Pro Bowl 1986.
Benson played college football at Penn State University from 1974 to 1976 and attended Altoona Area High School. He was recruited by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL Draft but never played for the team. She lives in Flemington, New Jersey.
After retiring, Benson became an entrepreneur and started selling cars. He previously operated Brad Benson Auto Group in South Brunswick, New Jersey, selling Hyundais and Mitsubishis. Over the years, Benson has appeared on numerous television and radio commercials for his business, including advertisements featuring Lawrence Taylor and others parodying former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. Another advertisement saw Benson talking about a goalkeeper he bought from the original Giants Stadium, which he described as his "40 foot erection".
In another advertisement, amid the controversy of the 2010 Qur'anic burning, he offered a free car to people behind the controversy, Terry Jones, if he returned to his threat. Jones reconsidered and he put together a new car from Benson and donated it to a charity. "
Benson and his family have lived on a farm of 40 hectares (16 acres) in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. His younger brother Troy Benson played for the New York Jets from 1986-1989.
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See also
- The History of the New York Giants (1979-1993)
Maps Brad Benson
References
External links
- Brad Benson Auto Group
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