 Bentley (left) tackling an opponent for the Colts circa 1988 | |
| No. 20, 28 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 15, 1960 Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Immokalee (Immokalee, Florida) |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| Supplemental draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Albert Timothy Bentley (born August 15, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers. He also was a member of the Michigan Panthers and Oakland Invaders in the USFL. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Early years
Bentley attended Immokalee High School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. He scored the winning touchdown in the 1984 Orange Bowl.[1]
Professional career
Bentley was selected by the Michigan Panthers seventh overall in the 1984 USFL Territorial Draft. In 1985, the team merged with the Oakland Invaders.[1]
He was also selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (36th overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players.[2]
Professional career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | MI | 8 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | OKI | 18 | – | 191 | 1,020 | 5.3 | 57 | 4 | 42 | 441 | 10.5 | 33 | 3 |
| 1985 | IND | 15 | 1 | 54 | 288 | 5.3 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | IND | 12 | 3 | 73 | 251 | 4.8 | 70 | 3 | 25 | 230 | 9.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | IND | 12 | 4 | 142 | 631 | 4.4 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 447 | 13.1 | 72 | 2 |
| 1988 | IND | 16 | 2 | 45 | 230 | 5.1 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 252 | 9.7 | 21 | 1 |
| 1989 | IND | 16 | 8 | 75 | 299 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 | 52 | 525 | 10.1 | 61 | 3 |
| 1990 | IND | 16 | 15 | 137 | 556 | 4.1 | 26 | 4 | 71 | 664 | 9.4 | 73 | 2 |
| 1991 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 109 | 50 | 842 | 3,703 | 4.4 | 85 | 13 | 159 | 1,294 | 8.1 | 80 | 6[3] | |
References
- 1 2 "Albert Bentley". University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee. Archived from the original on 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Albert Bentley". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.