Texas Football: 10 best moments in the career of RB Cedric Benson

A running back that lit the record books on fire for the Texas football program from 2001-2004, Cedric Benson, tragically passed away over the weekend.

The Texas football faithful, and the football world in general, lost a great one this weekend in former superstar running back Cedric Benson. At the very young age of 36, Benson passed due to a motorcycle accident in Austin on the night of Aug. 17.

Benson is one of the most beloved running backs that rolled through the Forty Acres in the past two decades. He came in line with a great number of Texas running backs included Heisman winner Ricky Williams, Heisman finalist D’Onta Foreman, and Jamaal Charles. But none of those aforementioned running backs quite had the consistency that Benson brought to the table for Texas.

In four years with Texas, Benson racked up 5,540 rushing yards and 64 touchdowns on the ground. He also had more than 6,100 total yards from scrimmage over the course of his four years on the Forty Acres.

Moreover, Benson was the fourth overall pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played in eight NFL seasons with three teams. Those three teams were the Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Green Bay Packers (where he finished his NFL career at the age of 30).

During his eight year NFL career, Benson registered 6,017 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns. He sat amid the premier running backs in the NFL for nearly a decade even though he never made a Pro Bowl appearance. Benson was one of the bigger surprises of Pro Bowl absentees since the 2005 season.

Nonetheless, Benson is one of the most revered running backs in recent memory for the Texas Longhorns football program. His passing is a tragedy and he will be sorely missed. In his memory, here’s a look back at the 10 best moments of his football career with the Longhorns and in the NFL.