Ray Bentley
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Born: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | November 25, 1960
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Central Michigan |
Position: | Linebacker |
Undrafted: | 1983 |
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Regular season: | 17–21–0 (.447) |
Postseason: | 0–2–0 (.000) |
Career: | 17–23–0 (.425) |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ray Russell Bentley (born November 25, 1960) is an American broadcaster, author, and former football player. He played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas.
Biography
Playing career
Bentley's first three years in professional football were spent with the Michigan Panthers and Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League.
He later joined the Buffalo Bills, and played six seasons with the team, including their first two Super Bowl years in the 1990s.[1] Bentley's career ended with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992, in which he set the team's franchise record for the longest fumble return touchdown (75 yards).[2]
Broadcasting career
Bentley worked as part of the
From 2003 to 2006, Bentley was a color commentator alongside play-by-play man
From 2009 to 2016 Bentley was a radio personality on 107.3 in Grand Rapids MI. In 2012 he was the linebacker coach for the Grandville Bulldogs. Ray is currently a defensive coordinator for the high school team Byron Center Bulldogs.
Author
Bentley is the author of a series of children's books about the character of Darby the Dinosaur.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Ray Bentley ESPN MediaZone". ESPN. October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Every Team's LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN for a TD in the Super Bowl Era | NFL Highlights". YouTube.
- ^ "Ray Bentley named Destroyers new coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 8, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Ray Bentley".
- ^ "BILLS' BENTLEY GIVING DARBY THE DINOSAUR A 'SUPER' SPOTLIGHT". Deseret News. January 27, 1991. Retrieved November 8, 2014.