Claus Benson

Claus Benson
Personal information
Born	November 15, 1889; New York City, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school	Horace Mann (New York City)
College	Columbia (1909–1912)
Position	Guard
Career history
As coach:
1919–1920	Columbia
192?–1925?	Army (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1912); First-team all-EIBL (1912); Second-team all-EIBL (1911);

Claus Dascher "Babe" Benson (November 15, 1889 – ?) was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at Columbia University in the 1910s.^[1] He led the Lions to back-to-back Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) championships in 1910–11 and 1911–12 and was named all-conference both seasons.^[1]^[2] As a senior in 1911–12 Benson was named an NCAA All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2]^[3]

Benson served in World War I and returned to his alma mater to coach Columbia for one season (1919–20).^[4] He recorded a 4–10 overall record.^[5] Benson also served as an assistant coach at Army after Columbia.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Men's Basketball All-EIL Eastern Intercollegiate League (1904–53)". GoColumbiaLions.com. Columbia University. March 30, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Guide". GoColumbiaLions.com. Award winners. 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^ "Ivy League Men's Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^ "Benson Selected Basketball Coach of Blue and White". New York Tribune. December 6, 1919. p. 14. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bebe Benson Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^ "Joe Deering May Be Army Court Coach". The Bridgeport Telegram. December 2, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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[allconf-1] "Men's Basketball All-EIL Eastern Intercollegiate League (1904–53)". GoColumbiaLions.com. Columbia University. March 30, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[mguide-2] "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Guide". GoColumbiaLions.com. Award winners. 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[3] "Ivy League Men's Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[4] "Benson Selected Basketball Coach of Blue and White". New York Tribune. December 6, 1919. p. 14. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Bebe Benson Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[6] "Joe Deering May Be Army Court Coach". The Bridgeport Telegram. December 2, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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