Jack driftwood is heading into his 18th year as linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football assoc. Buy ray bentleys driftwood and help support a great cause. Bentley, who played linebacker for the bills, will be in western new york from aug. Hes another author in my little five count publishing family and id like to give him some credit where credit is due. It isnt difficult to master the techniques needed to work with driftwood. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading driftwood. Please join us for a special edition of the larkin square author series when former buffalo bills linebacker ray bentley comes to larkin square for a book sale and signing.
Navigate forward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Jack driftwood is the main character in driftwood by ray bentley. Ray bentley, author jack driftwood is heading into his 18th year as linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football association nafa. The building that houses city hall and the library will be closed until further notice. Driftwood by ray bentley meet your next favorite book. Driftwood wrote more than 6,000 folk songs, of which more than 300 were recorded by various musicians. Ive led a pretty charmed life or a life of privilege and then, you know, at about the age of 39 or right before my 40th.
Jack is in his last season as a linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football association nafa, and their gm donald fegel means to make sure jack doesnt finish it. Ray bentley, the former buffalo bills linebacker 1986 to 91 and preseason tv playbyplay announcer now in his th season with espn as a college football game analyst, will appear in western new york to promote his debut fiction novel, driftwood, the weekend of dec. Ray is currently a defensive coordinator for the high school team byron center bulldogs. Ray bentley jack driftwood is back for his 18th and most likely final season as a linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football association nafa. You may notice a bunch of tweets and facebook posts through the next few days talking about it.
Once again former ny buffalo bills super bowl linebacker ray bentley supported the tyler demarco foundation at the syracuse sports card show hosted by albany ny show promotions. This two day event held at the ramada circle center, east syracuse was the second time that mr. Ray bentley releases football novel, plans four wny book. Jack driftwood is an experienced linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north. Snowflake bentley is a childrens picture book written by jacqueline briggs martin and illustrated by mary azarian. Boyds mills press publishes a wide range of highqua. Driftwood by ray bentley overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jack driftwood, an 18year, veteran linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football league fights for love and possibly a mega bowl championship. Driftwood brings professional football to life from the eyes of fans, coaches, management, and players. Grandville native ray bentley, who has been an nfl player, local radio sports talk show host and is a current espn analyst, is now also author of a new book. Additional book details jack driftwood is playing his best football in leading the buffalo blizzard toward the playoffs but always seems to find himself in some kind of trouble off the field.
Individually handmade in northumberland using driftwood and other materials naturally sourced from. In the book shown below, everything youll need to know is outlined to be confident in building your first project. I have a great life with an amazing, little, bitchy dog. Ray bentley was a linebacker who played for among others, the buffalo bills, so it stands to reason that his first adult book would feature a linebacker who plays for a football team in buffalo. I really appreciate that he went to the trouble of making his own league, the north american football association, rather than writing around. Perhaps the only reason jack is back is to groom the blizzards top draft pick, a highlyprized, rookie linebacker, steven stark. Driftwood is not like other football books, it is a football experience.
A veteran football player seeks to overcome the odds and lead his team to a championship. Driftwood ebook by ray bentley 97819437060 rakuten kobo. Ray bentley is the author of on the mountain of the lord 4. From 2009 to 2016 bentley was a radio personality on 107. Bentley is the author of a series of childrens books about the character of darby the dinosaur.
About media watch radio devo nehemiah fund store blog donate. Former buffalo bills super bowl linebacker ray bentley. Jason learned from the grassroots level and has become a highly rated expert in the hvac field. Buffalo has not been to the playoffs since his rookie year, but things are looking up as steven stark, their top draft pick, under jacks tutelage, is expected to help change their fortunes. Ray bentley is a hudsonville native, athlete, broadcaster and childrens book author. The buffalo news brings you breaking news and the latest in local news, sports, business. Ray bentley, former nfl player, local sports talk show. Driftwood public library staff have been exploring ways to safely get books into the hands of community members while the library is closed.
The study of prophecy inspires elaborate timelines and speculation about which world leader might rise to power in the last days. About media nehemiah fund store blog donate back watch radio devo cart 0. Author and former bills linebacker ray bentley will be signing copies of driftwood from 4 to 6 p. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See more ideas about police uniforms, police and riding helmets. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ray bentley books online. Books by ray bentley author of on the mountain of the lord. While fiction, the book tells the story of building a championship football team in buffalo. The blizzards gm donald fegel is looking for a reason to send jack packing, but it wont be easy. The quick and dirty version is that jack driftwood is a veteran linebacker in the nafa, north american football association, and he plays for the buffalo.
Mirrorcutting quoted by derek douglas it all came about. Jack driftwood is heading into his 18th year as linebacker for the buffalo blizzard. Jack driftwood is back for his 18th and most likely final season as a linebacker for the buffalo blizzard of the north american football association nafa. Use driftwood final finish liquid wax to preserve the look of driftwood weathering wood finish while creating a hard protective satin finish. Design by realdeveloper jason bentley entered into the hvac business in 2002. But meanwhile, its far too easy to miss the significant prophetic signs contained in stories of biblical characters, in gods creation, and in the lives and actions of todays israelis and palestinians. In 2012 he was the linebacker coach for the grandville bulldogs. Exbuffalo bill ray bentley has new book that buffalo fans. James corbitt morris june 20, 1907 july 12, 1998, known professionally as jimmy driftwood or jimmie driftwood, was an american folk music songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs the battle of new orleans and tennessee stud. Bentley has devoted time and energy to raise money and awareness for our fight. Read driftwood by ray bentley available from rakuten kobo. Ray bentley, the former buffalo bills linebacker 1986 to 91 and preseason tv playbyplay announcer now in his th season with espn as a college football game analyst, is releasing the hardcover edition of his debut fiction novel. Ray bentley s most popular book is on the mountain of the lord. The protagonist, jack driftwood, a 17year veteran linebacker, hopes to end his career in glory by propelling the team to the mega bowl.
In his first novel for adults, bentley no more hiccups. Ray bentley, the former buffalo bills linebacker 1986 to 91 and preseason tv playbyplay announcer now in his th season with espn as a college football game analyst, is releasing the hardcover edition of his debut fiction novel, driftwood, in late august. Ray bentley has 15 books on goodreads with 1283 ratings. The online media ministry of pastor ray bentley from maranatha chapel in southern california. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Driftwood public library gives away free books during closure.
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