John Banaszak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Banaszak

American football player and coach, baseball coach

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1950

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About John Banaszak

  • John Arthur Banaszak (born August 24, 1950) is an American football coach and former player.
  • He was formerly the head football coach at Robert Morris University.
  • Banaszak played in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1975 to 1981.
  • He is a three-time Super Bowl Champion.
  • Banaszak was a starter at right defensive end for the Steelers in Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XIV.
  • He later played in the United States Football League (USFL), winning a championship as a starting defensive end for the Michigan Panthers in 1983.
  • Banazak played for Michigan in 1983 and 1984 and for the Memphis Showboats in 1985. After his football career, owned a chain of oil change centers and worked for the Peters Township Recreation Department.
  • In 1995, Banaszak became defensive coordinator of Washington & Jefferson College football team.
  • He was promoted to head coach in 1999.
  • He was fired from W&J after publicly exploring other coaching jobs.
  • He left the college as the third-most winning coach in school history.Banaszak was an assistant football coach under Joe Walton at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh.
  • He officially began his duties as head coach at Robert Morris in December 2013 Banaszak was hospitalized in Pittsburgh on April 23, 2009 in serious condition.
  • It was first reported that he had suffered multiple aneurysms.
  • That was later found to be incorrect and he may have suffered from an overdose of aspirin which was being taken for neck pain.

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