Bennett was a five-sport standout from 1938-1942 and participated in football, baseball, basketball, boxing and track and field during his four-year career at the College. He has been recognized as one of the truly great multisport athletes of his era. An outstanding halfback and defensive back on the Coyote football team, Bennett also handled the team?s passing and punting duties. In baseball, he was a stellar left-handed pitcher and hitter. Bennett went on to play semiprofessional football for the Hawaiian Polar Bears in 1941. During World War II, he served as a commander of an Army Air Corps air squadron.