Lee Benson (25 August 1948,

Sandy, Utah Sandy is a city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population of Sandy was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah. The population is currently estimated ...

-) is a sportswriter and columnist for the '' Deseret News''. He has covered at least nine

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for the paper and has written columns on

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issues. He has also co-authored a book with James W. Parkinson about American prisoners of war of the Japanese during

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and their attempts to obtain reparations. Benson is the author of ''And They Came to Pass'', a book about Brigham Young University's string of successful quarterbacks. He co-authored ''In Plain Sight: The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth Smart investigation'' with Tom Smart, and co-authored

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's 2012 autobiography, ''The Big Three And Me'', with Casper and James Parkinson(2012). Benson is a 1976 graduate of

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. He has been sports editor of the ''Deseret News'' and as of the beginning of 2012 was a columnist for the news who wrote on metro-Salt Lake City issues. Benson is a twin. His brother, Dee Benson was a former chief judge for the

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for the

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Highbeam entryDeseret Book bio of Benson
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