329:, Benkert played in New Jersey for the Tornadoes (the team moved from Orange to Newark in 1930), appearing in 13 games in his two seasons with the Tornadoes and also serving as a coach for a team that finished 3–5–4 in 1929 (in eighth place in the NFL among 12 teams) and 1–10–1 in 1930 (good for 11th, and last, place in the league). Characteristic of the experimental nature of the early National Football League, the Tornadoes experimented with using letters instead of numbers on player jerseys in the 1929 season; Benkert wore the letter "C" on his uniform in a game against the
450:, December 1, 1924. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Heinie Benkert's total of an even 100 points stood up during the past week as the highest mark registered by any player on the leading Eastern football teams during the season which came to a close last Saturday, and the Rutgers star takes the place occupied in 1923 by George Pfann of Cornell as the high scorer of the year."
415:, July 17, 1972. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Henry (Heinie) Benkert, halfback in the 1920s for the New York Giants football team, died here yesterday. He was 71 years old. Mr. Benkert was a star in the early 1920s at Rutgers University, which he attended after winning all‐state honors in New Jersey on the Newark East Side High School team."
270:, won 56–0 by Rutgers, in which Benkert scored four touchdowns and kicked three extra points, scoring one of his touchdowns on an 86-yard run. Benkert gained a total of 2,124 rushing yards in his three collegiate seasons from 1922 to 1924, making him the first Rutgers player to cross the 2,000-yard mark.
595:. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Case in point: the 1929 Orange Tornadoes. The Tornadoes didn't wear numbers on their jerseys, they wore letters. Here's their lineup for the first of two games against the Frankford Yellow Jackets:... C - Heinie Benkert, B, Rutgers"
469:, October 5, 1924. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Heinie Benkert, veteran Rutgers back, who today contributed four touchdowns and three subsequent placement kicks for a total of 27 points, covered himself with glory during the second period."
431:, December 1, 1924. Accessed January 17, 2018. "He was unable, however, to overtake Heinie Benkert, and the Rutgers backfield marvel leads the final list with an even 100, the only player to reach the three-figure class."
291:, starting 10 of the team's 12 NFL games – typical of the less-regimented early barnstorming days in the league, the team played five games against non-league opponents—and earning recognition as a first-team All-Pro by
613:. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Henry Benkert, Junior Varsity Coach... He spent a number of years in pro football and high school coaching before returning to Rutgers as a coach in 1941–42."
488:, November 23, 1975. Accessed January 17, 2018. "The three 2,000 yard career men are Jennings, 2,934 (1971–73); Mitchell (2,286) ‘66–'68 and Heinie Benkert 2,124 from 1922 through 24."
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