Thursday, March 27, 2008

NFL prospect Heath Benedict found dead


Heath Benedict, a former Greer resident who earned all-American football honors at Newberry College and was considered a prospect in the upcoming draft, was found dead Wednesday evening at his residence in Jacksonville, Fla., school officials say. He was 24.
Benedict attended high school at Riverside and Shannon Forest Christian before transferring to a private school in New Jersey, where he developed into a college prospect as an offensive lineman. He originally signed with the University of Tennessee, then transferred to Newberry, where he was a two-time NCAA Division II offensive lineman. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Petscriptions