Delaney is a 1985 graduate of New Jersey City University with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology.

In the early 1980s, Delaney retired as a law enforcement officer and devoted full-time to becoming a basketball referee.

In 2008, he wrote about his undercover experience in Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob, with co-author Dave Scheiber.

In August 2018, Delaney was given the newly created position of Special Advisor for Officiating Development and Performance by the Southeastern Conference.

[3] On January 22, 2020, Delaney received the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the highest honor accorded by the NCAA.