HENRY  BENKERT

    Henry Benkert attended East Side High School, Newark
in 1921; a four letter man.  Captain - football; Captain -
basketball; Captain - baseball; Cross-country; All State
football 1918 (halfback).
     He attended Rutgers University 1921-1925; three
letter man in footballm basketball and lacrosse.  Cap-
tain - Freshman basketball; All-American Lacrosse 1924
(first attack); Football - high scorer in U.S. 1924; All-
American football by concensus of 316 newspapermen
1924; longest run in the East 1924 (88 yds. from
scrimmage against Lebanon Valley).
     He played pro-football with the Providence Steam
Rollers 1924; New York Giants 1925; Pottsville
Maroons (World Champions 1925); Orange Tornadoes
(player and coach) 1927- 1933.
     He was a catcher for Nutley Lycum, Elizabeth
Continentals and St. Rose of Lima (Nwk.) baseball teams,
and played basketball for Nutley Lycem.
     Henry coached Seton Hall Prep (State Champs 1929);
Woodridge High 1930-31 (State Champs 1930); Orange
High 1932-39; Ass't Coach at Rutgers 1940-51.  He
received his Masters Degree in Education from Rutgers
University (1948); Director of Interscholastic Athletics
(Orange High) 1958; Teacher at Orange High School - 1932.