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Pete Banaszak
No. 40
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	May 21, 1944 (age 80); 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
	Oakland Raiders (1966–1978);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1967); Super Bowl champion (XI); NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1975);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Peter Andrew Banaszak (born May 21, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He played for the Raiders in the AFL from 1966 through 1969, and in the NFL from 1970 through 1978.

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
Year	Team	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