Ben Reiges
American football player and coach (1920–2020)
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Bennie John Reiges (March 4, 1920 – October 22, 2020) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff—now known as Northern Arizona University—in 1950, compiling a record of 2–7. Reiges played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) during the 1946 and 1947 seasons.[2] He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1947 NFL draft.[3] He died in October 2020 at the age of 100.[4]
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BornMarch 4, 1920
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2020 (aged 100)
1940–1941Georgetown
1946–1947UCLA
Reiges, circa 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1920 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2020 (aged 100) |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1941 | Georgetown |
| 1946–1947 | UCLA |
| 1947–1948 | Los Angeles Bulldogs |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–7 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Flagstaff–Lumberjacks (Border Conference) (1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2–7 | 0–4 | 9th | |||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff: | 2–7 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–7 | ||||||||
