Steve Banas Explained

Steve Banas
Position:Fullback
Birth Date:30 April 1907
Birth Place:Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Gardena, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
High School:Bridgeport (CT) Central
College:Notre Dame
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Pfr:BanaSt20

Stephen Peter Banas (April 30, 1907 – May 10, 1974) was an American football player. He played college football for Notre Dame from 1931 to 1933,[1] [2] and professional football for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles in 1935.[3] In July 1935, Banas became the football coach at St. Mary's College of Orchard Lake, Michigan, but he instead played professional football that fall.[4] Banas died in 1974 at age 67 in Gardena, California.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Steve Banas Plays Fullback for Irish. The Pittsburgh Press. September 24, 1931.
  2. News: Steve Banas Demoted. The Portsmouth Times. October 12, 1933.
  3. Web site: Steve Banas. pro-football-reference.com.
  4. News: Steve Banas to Coach at St. Mary's, Orchard Lake. Chicago Daily Tribune. July 21, 1935. https://archive.today/20130131145738/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/482676302.html?dids=482676302:482676302&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+21,+1935&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Steve+Banas+to+Coach+at+St.+Mary's,+Orchard+Lake&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013.
  5. News: Names in the News. Los Angeles Times. May 12, 1974. C2.