RIP Phony Bennett

May his memory be a blessing.

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x 1 million.

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Man that’s terrible. I didn’t know him like some of you guys did but i truly enjoyed his wit and comedy. Rest in Peace. Cancer sucks

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A great dude! Really enjoyed every interaction I had with him. I’m really bummed about this. I know he went to UVA recently for an experimental procedure. Geez.

Rest in Peace!! We’ll be thinking of you.

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Broken-hearted to hear this awful news. Phony is leaving a big, big hole in our community of Wahoo fanatics.

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Terrible news. Chris was a great Wahoo. I’ll miss his wit and wisdom a lot. RIP, Phony.

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I second this motion…Orange unis for a cancer fundraiser!

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https://twitter.com/uvamenshoops/status/1653889478577082374?s=46&t=RvyC-iAHl_BdiubJBJDj8A

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Someone else retweeted this earlier. I think Phony encapsulated what all of us thought that night

https://twitter.com/iftonytweeted/status/1115461226253959168?s=46&t=RvyC-iAHl_BdiubJBJDj8A

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Aww shit. RIP Phony. Godspeed to your family.

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yes, genuinely a good dude. I had a little hospital stay last year, while he was going through it and he called me a few times…just to check on me. I kept telling him, I’m not going through anything compared to you…but he was just that type of guy. I’m going to miss those calls.

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so very sad to hear this… sending love to his family & loved ones…

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RIP Chris. Fuck cancer

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Love this idea. I doubt Nike would say no. They have more than two jerseys for countless teams and with the charity behind it, it’s a no brainer in my opinion.

Would be an awesome sight to see the Hoos in orange uniforms and JPJ having a black-out with I am Phony Bennett shirts.

I don’t have the connections or pull to make that happen but happy to help in any way I can.

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so sad to hear the news. Sending love and light to his family and friends…

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https://twitter.com/IfTonyTweeted/status/1653837726091714604?s=20

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Titus with a really nice shoutout to Chris at 1hr 11mins mark in this episode.

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It’s really incredible the reach Phony had. For a random fan on twitter to have become so popular and beloved that he’s being recognized by all these coaches and national media personalities. Even the posts from the official UVA accounts and quotes from Bennett…I can’t imagine there’s ever been a comparable figure to Phony to garner that type of reaction.

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Is there any way to make a compilation of some of his best tweets? A Phony Bennett coffee table book with permission from the family?

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That would be really cool

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