Jack Banta (American football)

Rushing yards:	847
Rushing average:	4.3
Receptions:	30
Receiving yards:	373
Total touchdowns:	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jack Banta
	Banta on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 46, 33
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	November 19, 1917; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	February 22, 1977 (aged 59); Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1941 / round: 10 / pick: 110
Career history
	Washington Redskins (1941); Philadelphia Eagles (1941, 1944–1945); Los Angeles Rams (1946–1948);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	847
Rushing average:	4.3
Receptions:	30
Receiving yards:	373
Total touchdowns:	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Herbert Jack Banta (November 19, 1917 – February 22, 1977)^[1] was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Southern California for Howard Jones and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1941 NFL draft.^[2] He served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy during the World War II era.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	WAS	1	0	2	1	0.5	-	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1941	PHI	6	5	27	92	3.4	31	1	2	42	21.0	37	0
1944	PHI	7	2	38	198	5.2	60	3	1	8	8.0	8	0
1945	PHI	5	1	15	49	3.3	22	1	1	10	10.0	10	0
1946	RAM	10	6	44	209	4.8	25	0	8	81	10.1	32	1
1947	RAM	12	8	40	193	4.8	23	1	14	198	14.1	64	0
1948	RAM	12	10	32	105	3.3	14	0	4	34	8.5	14	0
		53	32	198	847	4.3	60	6	30	373	12.4	64	1

^ "Jack Banta". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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