Banaszak in 2017 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1950-08-24) August 24, 1950 (age 73) Seven Hills, Ohio, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1972β1974 | Eastern Michigan |
1975β1981 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1983β1984 | Michigan Panthers |
1985 | Memphis Showboats |
Position(s) | Defensive end, defensive tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1995β1998 | Washington & Jefferson (DC) |
1999β2002 | Washington & Jefferson |
2003β2007 | Robert Morris (ST/DL) |
2008β2013 | Robert Morris (AHC/ST/DL) |
2014β2017 | Robert Morris |
Baseball | |
1995β1999 | Washington & Jefferson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 46β42 (football) 56β84 (baseball) |
Tournaments | Football 3β4 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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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 theββNational Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1975ββto 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 championship as a starting defensive end for the Michigan Panthers in 1983. Banaszak played for Michigan in 1983 and 1984 and for the Memphis Showboats in 1985.
Benaszak served in the United States Marine Corps on active duty from 1969ββto 1971 and in a reserve status from 1971 to 1975. He was inducted into the "Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2017."
After his football career, Banaszak 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.
Head coaching recordβ»
Footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1999β2002) | |||||||||
1999 | Washington & Jefferson | 9β3 | 4β0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2000 | Washington & Jefferson | 9β2 | 4β0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2001 | Washington & Jefferson | 11β1 | 4β0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2002 | Washington & Jefferson | 9β3 | 5β0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
Washington & Jefferson: | 38β9 | 17β0 | |||||||
Robert Morris Colonials (Northeast Conference) (2014β2017) | |||||||||
2014 | Robert Morris | 1β10 | 1β5 | Tβ6th | |||||
2015 | Robert Morris | 4β7 | 2β4 | 6th | |||||
2016 | Robert Morris | 2β9 | 1β5 | Tβ5th | |||||
2017 | Robert Morris | 2β9 | 0β6 | 7th | |||||
Robert Morris: | 8β34 | 3β19 | |||||||
Total: | 46β42 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2017 USMC Sports Hall of Fame: John Arthur Banaszak".
- ^ "Former Steeler fired as W&J coach: Uncertainty spelled doom for Banaszak". Associated Press. December 14, 2002. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Presidents Football 2009" (PDF). Washington & Jefferson College. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ Emert, Rich (October 30, 2006). "Q&A: John Banaszak: A three-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers, he stays in the game as a college coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Fabregas, Luis (April 25, 2009). "Former Steelers DE Banaszak recovering". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
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