What key details about ben collins -lrb- american football -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ben collins -lrb- c. 1921 -- november 20 , 2014 -rrb- was an american football player , coach , and college athletics administrator . he served as the head football coach at texas western college -- now the university of texas at el paso -lrb- utep -rrb- -- from 1957 to 1961 , compiling a record of 18 -- 29 -- 1 . collins was a star halfback at west texas state college -- now west texas a&m university in canyon , texas . in 1941 , he finished second in the nation in scored points with 132 , behind bill dudley -lrb- 134 -rrb- of virginia . collins was selected by the detroit lions as the 185th overall pick in the 1942 nfl draft . collins worked at texas western college from 1946 to 1961 and served as the school 's athletic director and head football coach during his final five years . collins is known for hiring renowned college basketball coach don haskins in 1961 . in an article for the '' el paso times '' , haskins is quoted saying , '' was behind me all the way . '' collins , 93 , and his wife , mary gene , 86 , were killed november 20 , 2014 , when they were struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy street in el paso .
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- sport is football- player team is west texas state- admin years is 1959 -- 1961- death date is november 20 , 2014 -lrb- agee 93 -rrb-- coach team is texas western -lrb- assistant -rrb- texas western- player years is 1940 -- 1941- coach years is 1946 -- 1956 1957 -- 1961- admin team is texas western- birth date is c. 1921- player positions is halfback- name is ben collins- overall record is 18 -- 29 -- 1- cfbdwid is 423- death place is el paso , texas