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Funeral arrangements are being arranged by Rowanoak Mortuary and Crematory in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Benjamin enjoyed staying busy, and was always happy when he had something to do.”
He is survived by his wife, Margarita, and three children, son of Damian Ortega and daughters Julie Ortega and Brianna Morales.
He was 44.
Gay died on July 29 in the crash, according to Nirfino. Gay spent the 2001 campaign as the third string running back behind James Jackson and Jamel White. He rushed for 172 yards on 51 carries and scored one touchdown.
Cleveland waived Gay the following offseason.
An obituary for the former NFL player also went live on Saturday, writing: 'Benjamin passed into the care of our Lord.'
'Benjamin was a stalwart Christian and a proud attendee to Platte Valley Baptist Church,' Rowanoak Mortuary & Crematory wrote of Gay.
'He loved to spend time with his family, work on cars, and ensured that the yards of his family members were well cared for. he left them boys!"
Gay was a standout running back at Garden City Community College in Kansas after he was removed from the Baylor program over team violations.
He played in a preseason game for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League before the Browns took a chance on him.
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He appeared in all 16 games for Cleveland during the 2001 season when the Browns went 7-9 and finished third in the AFC North division.
He played his high school football for Spring High School (Houston, Texas). "I took some time off from football to learn about the game of life. I haven’t seen him since high school but we attended middle/high school together," one Facebook user wrote on the former football player. Gay played with the Browns during the 2001 season. In nine games in 1999, he rushed for 1,442 yards and 17 touchdowns, but was eventually booted off the team due to poor grades and rules violations.
In 2000, he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, but was released after his first preseason game.
Ben Gay, former Cleveland Browns running back, dead at 44
Former Cleveland Browns running back Benjamin Gay was killed in a car accident in Colorado at age 44. He’s at the end….
During his high school days, he was a phenom in the state of Texas, rushing for 2,217 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior.
It was the only touchdown of his NFL career. "Benjamin passed into the care of our Lord," the obituary released by Rowanoak Mortuary & Crematory began.
"Benjamin was a stalwart Christian and a proud attendee to Platte Valley Baptist Church.
Just five weeks into his freshman campaign in 1998, Gay was booted off the team for rules violations.
On Saturday, Nirfino reported that the Houston native tragically passed away on July 29. When I was away from football, I learned how to be a better person.
The Associated Press, Akron Beacon-Journal and Houston Chronicle all reported Gay’s death.
"Rest easy the original Spring legend… Ben Gay!!