I just received this from John DiSanto:
All,
George Benton died this morning, September 19, 2011 at 3:40 AM, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in North Philly. He had been in the hospital the past few weeks battling pneumonia, although I am not certain of the official cause of death. No funeral arrangements have been made yet, but I will keep you posted once I hear.
Benton was a great fighter, trainer, and one of the true legends of Philadelphia boxing. He will be greatly missed.
Below is a link to my obituary of Benton, which was run on PhillyBoxngHistory.com this morning.
http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/f..._passes_01.htm
Thank you,
John DiSanto
Philly Boxing History (.com)
609-377-6413
johndisanto@comcast.net
All,
George Benton died this morning, September 19, 2011 at 3:40 AM, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in North Philly. He had been in the hospital the past few weeks battling pneumonia, although I am not certain of the official cause of death. No funeral arrangements have been made yet, but I will keep you posted once I hear.
Benton was a great fighter, trainer, and one of the true legends of Philadelphia boxing. He will be greatly missed.
Below is a link to my obituary of Benton, which was run on PhillyBoxngHistory.com this morning.
http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/f..._passes_01.htm
Thank you,
John DiSanto
Philly Boxing History (.com)
609-377-6413
johndisanto@comcast.net
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