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Weatherford: Coach Benedetto Made 'Lasting Impact'

Benedetto lamented the passing of a family friend and athletic mentor.

Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, is among those lamenting the passing of Land O' Lakes head football coach John Benedetto, whom the politico called a "family friend and a great ... coach."

"As a coach to my brothers and me, Coach Benedetto taught us lessons on the football field that have made a lasting impact on all of our lives," Weatherford said in a prepared statement. "I am forever grateful to have called him a coach, a mentor and a friend. We will miss him and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

An area legend, Benedetto died in his sleep April 21He had just turned 66 on Friday.

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