Benny Parsons 1941 - 2007
Benny Parsons
12 July 1941 – 16 January 2007
12 July 1941 – 16 January 2007
Benny Parsons, former NASCAR Champion, passed away today at the age of sixty-five. He died of complications due to lung cancer, a disease he'd been fighting since the summer of 2006.
Some of the older readers might remember Parsons as the 1973 Winston (now Nextel) Cup Champion. Parsons amassed 21 wins, 283 top ten finishes and twenty poles over his Cup career that stretched from 1964 - 1988.
But even more of us remember Benny Parsons for his announcing career for NASCAR. He called the races from the booth for both TNT and NBC, a voice that fans started to miss in the summer of 2006, when Benny announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. During his announcing career he won both an ESPY and a Cable ACE award. He also hosted his own radio show, and as the times changed, even began hosting his own weekly podcast.
Radio Host, Announcer, Champion... and above all these things Benny Parsons was a great man and he will be sorely missed by the NASCAR community. Rest in peace, Benny.
Some of the older readers might remember Parsons as the 1973 Winston (now Nextel) Cup Champion. Parsons amassed 21 wins, 283 top ten finishes and twenty poles over his Cup career that stretched from 1964 - 1988.
But even more of us remember Benny Parsons for his announcing career for NASCAR. He called the races from the booth for both TNT and NBC, a voice that fans started to miss in the summer of 2006, when Benny announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. During his announcing career he won both an ESPY and a Cable ACE award. He also hosted his own radio show, and as the times changed, even began hosting his own weekly podcast.
Radio Host, Announcer, Champion... and above all these things Benny Parsons was a great man and he will be sorely missed by the NASCAR community. Rest in peace, Benny.
Posted 01/16/07 by Jaime Sue | Filed under: NASCAR/Auto Racing
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