{{Short description|American football player (1919–1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Roman Bentz | image = Roman Bentz 1942.jpg | caption = Bentz, circa 1942 | number = 45, 33, 46 | position = {{unbulleted list|Guard|Tackle|}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|9|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|6|24|1919|9|1}} | death_place = Tomahawk, Wisconsin, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 230 | college = Tulane (1939-1942) | draftyear = 1943 | draftround = 25 | draftpick = 240 | pastteams = * New York Yankees (1946–1948) * San Francisco 49ers (1948) | statleague = AAFC | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 34 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 19 | pfr = BentRo20 }}
'''Roman Walter Bentz''' (September 1, 1919 – June 24, 1996) was an American football Guard and tackle in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1943 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
In 1949 Bentz became a rookie umpire in the Pacific Coast League.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tobin |first=Jack |date=May 19, 1949 |title=Roman Bentz Bound for Majors --- as Umpire |url= |newspaper=Los Angeles Mirror |location= |publisher= |accessdate= }}</ref>
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