Albert Bentley

Bentley (left) tackling an opponent for the Colts circa 1988

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Personal information

Born:

August 15, 1960 (age 63)
Naples, Florida, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

207 lb (94 kg)

Career information

High school:

College:

Supplemental draft:

1984 / Round: 2

Career history

Career NFL statistics

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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]

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	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]

^ ^a ^b "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.

v t e Indianapolis Colts 1984 NFL Draft selections
Leonard Coleman Ron Solt Blaise Winter Chris Scott Craig Curry George Wonsley Golden Tate Jr. Kevin Call Dwight Beverly Eugene Daniel Bob Stowe Steve Hathaway Paul Bergmann (supp.) Albert Bentley (supp.) Byron Smith (supp.)