Pete Banaszak
| No. 40 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 21, 1944 Crivitz, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Miami |
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 5 / Pick: 59 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Peter Andrew Banaszak (born May 21, 1944) is an American former professional
.Career
Banaszak is from Crivitz, Wisconsin.[1] Before his football career, while still a high school student, he considered becoming a priest.[1]
He finished his three-year career with the Miami Hurricanes with 263 carries for 1,107 yards and nine touchdowns and 35 catches for 356 yards and three touchdowns. [2]
Banaszak finished his NFL career (all with the Raiders from 1966 to 1978) with 3,772 rushing yards, 121 receptions for 1,022 yards, and 51 touchdowns. He was known for "having a nose for the goal line". He was known by his Raider teammates and fans as "Rooster".
Banaszak was a member of the Raiders during their first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl II. He also scored two touchdowns in the Raiders 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. He was also a part of the 'Holy Roller' play that led to rule changes in the NFL about advancing fumbles. Banaszak appeared to try to recover the ball on the 12-yard line, but could not keep his footing, and pitched the ball with both hands even closer to the end zone.
Banaszak currently resides in the St. Augustine, Florida[3] area and co-hosts the post game radio show for the Jacksonville Jaguars with Cole Pepper. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
He also had a hole in one in 2023 at Kennsington Golf Club in Canfield, OH. 17th hole (155 yards) and hit a 3 hybrid.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl champion | |
| Won the AFL Championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | FR | ||
| 1966 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | OAK | 10 | 5 | 68 | 376 | 5.5 | 37.6 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 192 | 12.0 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | OAK | 13 | 11 | 91 | 362 | 4.0 | 27.8 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1969 | OAK | 12 | 4 | 88 | 377 | 4.3 | 31.4 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | OAK | 10 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 137 | 563 | 4.1 | 40.2 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 30 | 138 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 34 | 198 | 5.8 | 14.1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1974 | OAK | 14 | 1 | 80 | 272 | 3.4 | 19.4 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 187 | 672 | 3.6 | 48.0 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | OAK | 14 | 1 | 114 | 370 | 3.2 | 26.4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 67 | 214 | 3.2 | 15.3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 173 | 36 | 964 | 3,772 | 3.9 | 21.8 | 47 | 47 | 121 | 1,022 | 8.4 | 72 | 5 | 18 | 8 | |
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pete Banaszak College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "'It's like heaven:' Banaszak's best memories in football are of the Super Bowl | St. Augustine Record". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06.
