About Ben Hightower
Lived 1918 – 2003 (aged 84). Ben Hightower was an American american football player.
John Benjamin Hightower (December 5, 1918 – January 1, 2003) was an American professional football player.
Hightower was born in Beaumont, Texas, in 1918. He attended Beaumont High School and played college football at Sam Houston State from 1938 to 1941. He was also a champion hurdler for the Sam Houston track team. His 1943 season ended early when he had a recurrence of malaria from which he was first stricken in high school.
Hightower missed the 1944 and 1946 seasons while serving in the United States Navy during World War II.
After the war, he coached football at Sam Houston.
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Who was Ben Hightower?
American football player (1918–2003)
When was Ben Hightower born?
Ben Hightower was born on 5 December 1918 in Beaumont.
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Ben Hightower died on 1 January 2003 in Austin, Texas.
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Ben Hightower was an american football player.
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Ben Hightower was American.
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