Raider Nation bids farewell to Super Bowl champion Pete Banaszak
Pete 'the Rooster' Banaszak, the Super Bowl winner and AFL champion with the Oakland Raiders, has passed away at 82. The fullback led the NFL with 16 touchdowns in '75.
TL;DR
- Pete 'the Rooster' Banaszak, Super Bowl and AFL champion with the Oakland Raiders, has passed away at 82.
- He was a University of Miami football star who pursued a career in football instead of the priesthood.
- Banaszak was selected by the Raiders in the 1966 AFL Draft and became a short-yardage back under coach John Madden.
- He led the NFL with 16 touchdowns in 1975.
- Banaszak was a member of the AFL-champion Raiders in 1967 and won Super Bowl XI with the team, scoring two touchdowns in the latter.
- He retired after the 1978 season and was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame and the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
- Banaszak is survived by his wife, two daughters, and three grandsons.