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Former Oakland Raiders running back Pete Banaszak dies at age 82

Pete Banaszak, a Super Bowl XI champion and 13-year NFL veteran who led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1975, has died at the age of 82.

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Former Oakland Raiders running back Pete Banaszak has died at the age of 82, according to reports from Fox News, the New York Post, and NFL.com. Banaszak spent 13 years with the Raiders, playing in both the American Football League and the National Football League. In a statement released by the team, the Raiders mourned his passing, praising his toughness and dedication. [1][2][4][10]

The New York Post reported that Banaszak led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns in 1975. During the 1976 season, he scored two touchdowns in the Raiders' Super Bowl XI victory against the Minnesota Vikings, as reported by Fox News and the New York Post. [1][2]

Fox News and the Las Vegas Review-Journal both reported that Banaszak was a key figure in the famous "Holy Roller" play. Fox News added that the Wisconsin native was a 13-year veteran who was proud of his Polish heritage. [1][6]

Banaszak played college football for the Miami Hurricanes before joining the Raiders in 1966. He spent his entire professional career with the franchise through 1978, appearing in 173 games and ranking eighth in franchise history for career rushing yards. [10][13]

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In short

  • Pete Banaszak died at the age of 82.
  • Banaszak scored two touchdowns in Super Bowl XI for the Oakland Raiders.
  • He led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns during the 1975 season.
  • He spent 13 seasons with the Raiders franchise.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Raiders mourn Super Bowl champion Pete Banaszak, key figure in iconic 'Holy Roller' playFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Raiders legend Pete Banaszak, who starred in Super Bowl XI win, dies at 82New York Post, 6h ago
  3. [3]Revisiting Seahawks' trades for Leonard Williams, Ernest Jones IV: Duo powered Seattle's Super Bowl DCBS Sports, 12h ago
  4. [4]Former Raiders RB Pete Banaszak, who won Super Bowl XI with Oakland, dies at 82NFL.com, 3h ago
  5. [5]Crivitz native and Raiders Super Bowl XI star Pete Banaszak dies at 82WLUK, 3h ago
  6. [6]Raiders RB Banaszak, part of famed ‘Holy Roller,’ diesLas Vegas Review-Journal, 4h ago
  7. [7]Former Raiders RB Pete Banaszak Dies At 82ProFootballRumors.com, 1h ago
  8. [8]Raiders mourn the passing of Pete BanaszakRaiders.com, 7h ago

Background

  1. [9]Super Bowl on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Pete Banaszak on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Holy Roller on Wikipedia
  4. [12]Super Bowl on Grokipedia
  5. [13]Pete Banaszak on Grokipedia
  6. [14]Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka dies at 86 FTMQ News, 15d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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