Sports
Tom Benson, a successful auto dealer who brought the New Orleans Saints their only winning seasons and the “Benson Boogie,” has died.
March 15, 2018
The 87-year-old owner of the NFL and NBA franchises in New Orleans must be examined by three physicians to help determine his physical and mental state, a New Orleans judge ruled on Tuesday.
Feb. 10, 2015
Archives
The Chargers will meet with starting linebacker Thomas Benson today in what appears to be a final attempt to sign him to a contract.
Aug. 28, 1987
New Orleans Saint owner Tom Benson says he will not sell the struggling team.
Nov. 5, 1999
Tom Benson, the boogeying owner of the New Orleans Saints, has been chosen king of the Mardi Gras Ball in New Orleans.
Dec. 8, 1988
California
A judge in Santa Barbara sentenced convicted multiple rapist-slayer Richard Allen Benson to death.
May 1, 1987
Automobile dealer Tom Benson announced Tuesday that he and a group of at least eight other businessmen have signed a contract to buy the New Orleans Saints for $64 million from John Mecom Jr., who bought the National Football League franchise for $8 million in 1967.
March 13, 1985
The New Orleans Saints say owner Tom Benson has not yet decided whether he will be at Sunday’s game in Baton Rouge, La., and frustration caused him to send an e-mail to the NFL saying he would not attend any more games at Louisiana State’s Tiger Stadium this season or next.
Nov. 4, 2005
Saints owner Tom Benson took a lot of heat in the local media after he began celebrating on the sidelines with two minutes left in last week’s 23-10 win over San Francisco.
Nov. 10, 1986
Linebacker Thomas Benson agreed to sign a Charger contract Tuesday, because he didn’t want to sit out the season.
Sept. 9, 1987