Funeral Service Set For Longhorn Great Cedric Benson

AUSTIN, TX — Funeral services for Cedric Benson — who distinguished himself on the gridiron as a member of the University of Texas at Austin football team before joining the NFL — are scheduled this Saturday, with visitation scheduled the day before.

Cook-Walden Funeral Home posted details about the upcoming service along with a detailed obituary. The funeral will come a week after Benson and his passenger died in a motorcycle accident in West Austin. The collision occurred when Benson turned on Mount Bonnell Road onto RM 2222 before colliding with a vehicle.

Benson's passenger, Aamna Najam, 27, also perished in the crash. She was a recent UT-Austin doctoral graduate from UT, according to reports. Funeral details for her service have not been released.

Visitation will be scheduled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX. The family will be available to greet friends and family from 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Services will follow at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3417 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Private burial will be at the Texas State Cemetery, according to the Cook-Walden notice.