Ray Bentley played as a linebacker in the National Football League.
12 Facts About Ray Bentley
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Ray Bentley played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas.
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Ray Bentley later joined the Buffalo Bills, and played six seasons with the team, including their first two Super Bowl years in the 1990s.
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Ray 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.
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Ray Bentley worked as part of the NFL on Fox broadcast team for four years from 1998 to 2001, doing both color commentary and play-by-play.
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Ray Bentley left Fox for a position as head coach and general manager of the Arena Football League's Buffalo Destroyers, and held that position for two years before resigning.
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From 2003 to 2006, Ray Bentley was a color commentator alongside play-by-play man Bob Papa on NBC's Arena Football League coverage, and since 2003 has served in that capacity for ESPN.
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In 2007, Ray Bentley returned to the Buffalo Bills as a play-by-play announcer for their preseason television games, a role he served in until 2014.
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Ray Bentley is an advisory member for the revival of the USFL.
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From 2009 to 2016 Ray Bentley was a radio personality on 107.3 in Grand Rapids MI.
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Ray Bentley is currently a defensive coordinator for the high school team Byron Center Bulldogs.
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Ray Bentley is the author of a series of children's books about the character of Darby the Dinosaur.