 After completing his degree at Westminster, Bennett played for industrial teams playing in the Amateur Athletic Union and the early National Basketball League for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for one season, followed by two seasons for the Akron Wingfoots representing Goodyear.Bennett enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific Theater and attained the rank of captain.He became a resident of Solvang, California, where he lived with his wife, Janet, and their son.