(WLUK) — Pete Banaszak, a Crivitz native who played running back for the Oakland Raiders, has died at 82. The Raiders announced his passing Saturday.
Banaszak was born and raised in Crivitz. He starred in football, basketball and track at Crivitz High School. He went on to play for the University of Miami Hurricanes before the Raiders selected him in the fifth round of the 1966 AFL Draft.
Banaszak helped Oakland win Super Bowl XI, scoring two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. He spent all 13 seasons of his professional career with the Raiders, appearing in 173 regular-season games.
He also played a central role in the Raiders’ famous “Holy Roller” play and set a franchise record with 16 rushing touchdowns in 1975.
Banaszak was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.