Cedric Benson, former NFL player and Texas Longhorns star, dies in motorcycle accident

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Police in Austin said that a van was trying to cross an intersection when it hit a motorcycle, reported CNN's subsidiary, KXAN. Benson and a woman were declared dead on the scene.

"Our condolences to the friends and family of the former Bears midfielder, Cedric Benson, our fourth overall pick in 2005 and a member of the 2006 NFC Champions team," tweeted the Bears from Chicago.

Benson has logged more than 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons in Texas and is the 9th highest scorer in the history of college football with 5,540 yards.

His 64 career touchdowns are second in the history of the school.

He won the Doak Walker Award, awarded to the best running back in the country, after accumulating 1,834 yards and 19 touchdowns. Benson also won the All-American honors in 2004.

"Very sad day with the passing of Longhorn legend Cedric Benson" University of Texas Football Team tweeted. "Our thoughts and prayers are going to his family and friends, as well as to our men-of-letters community, and we will miss him."

His university coach, Mack Brown, called Benson "one of our favorites".

"It was a real spirit – one of the toughest players we have ever coached, if not the hardest," Brown told reporters on Sunday. "Me, with a lot of Longhorns, I'm just crushed."

Benson also played eight years in the NFL.

He racked up more than 1,000 yards three times while playing for three teams, finishing with 6,017 career rushing yards and 32 touchdowns.

"Cedric was an excellent football player for us," said Mike Brown, president of the Cincinnati Bengals. "Our organization is deeply saddened by its sudden and tragic death, and the Bengals offer their deepest condolences to Cedric's family."

Former Bengals defenseman coach Jim Anderson said he was crying over Benson's death.

"Once he bought our system, it looked like a flower, it just blossomed," Anderson said. "He gave us an item we did not have, we had complementary guys, but Cedric gave us a missing item, he was a good man, he was one of my guys and he it hurts, life is too short. "

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