Lewis Bennett

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Lewis Bennett
No. 87
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1963-08-04) August 4, 1963 (age 59)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: William M. Raines
College: Florida A&M
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Lewis Bonaparte Bennett II (born August 4, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants. He played college football for the Florida A&M Rattlers. He also played in the Arena Football League for the New York Knights. [1]

In 1988, he was charged with murdering his wife. [2] [3]

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References

  1. http://www.arenafan.com/players/Lewis_Bennett-114/
  2. "FOOTBALL; Player Charged in Wife's Death". The New York Times. 31 December 1988.
  3. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/28928/EX-GIANT-CHARGED-WITH-KILLING-HIS-WIFE.html