Jeff Bentrim

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Jeff Bentrim
Born:June 21, 1965
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) QB
College North Dakota State
Career history
As player
1987–1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Jeff Bentrim (born June 21, 1965) is a former American football player who played quarterback. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998 [1] and the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. [2] He was recruited by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In Saskatchewan, he played third-string quarterback behind Kent Austin and Tom Burgess. The Roughriders promoted him to second-string quarterback after the 1989 season when Tom Burgess was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was part of three Division II football championship teams collegiately and the 1989 Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders professionally.

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References

  1. "Jeff Bentrim (1998) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. "Jeff Bentrim (2001) - Bison Athletic Hall of Fame". NDSU. Retrieved December 2, 2020.