Education
Washington State University.
Washington State University.
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1998 NFL Draft out of Washington State in the second round. However, on May 30, 1998, five weeks after the draft, Bender died before gaining the opportunity to play an NFL game. Bender graduated in 1993 from Santana High School in Santee, California.
Bender was found dead on May 30, 1998 in the home of Terry Bolar in Marietta, Georgia.
The Cobb County (Georgia) medical examiner"s office confirmed on June 10, that a seizure disorder was the cause of death.
