Benny Wesley Collins (April 1, 1921 – November 20, 2014)[1][2] was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
[3] Collins worked at Texas Western College from 1946 to 1961 and served as the school's athletic director and head football coach during his final five years.
[4] Collins is known for hiring renowned college basketball coach Don Haskins in 1961.
"[6] Collins, 93, and his wife, Mary Gene, 86, were killed November 20, 2014, when they were struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy street in El Paso.
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