Rube Benton
American baseball player
Died when: 47 years 168 days (569 months)Star Sign: Cancer

John Cleave "Rube" Benton (June 27, 1890 – December 12, 1937) was a pitcher for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (1910–15, 1923–25) and New York Giants (1915–21).He pitched in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association through 1933.
Benton, who had survived serious automobile accidents in 1913 and 1930, was killed in another auto accident in 1937.
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