Tom Benson, a successful auto dealer who brought the New Orleans Saints their only winning seasons and the "Benson Boogie," has died. Benson's death comes on the heels of an acrimonious family split that has caused some uncertainty about the future of his clubs. Graffiti reading, "Warning, Tom Benson inside," was scrawled on numerous foul-smelling, discarded refrigerators that lined sidewalks around the city. Tom Benson and his first wife, Shirley, had three children, two of whom preceded their father in death. In addition to his wife, estranged daughter and her two children, Tom Benson is survived by grandchild Dawn Jones, the daughter of Tom Benson's late son, Robert.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2018 22:07 UTC