Jack Banta
Herbert Jack Banta
Born: November 19, 1917
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: February 22, 1977
Newport Beach, CA
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 191
College: USC
High School: Los Angeles (CA)
Career: 1941-1948
Drafted: 1941 in Round 12, #110 overall by the Washington Redskins
Jack Banta played from 1941 to 1948 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. Banta ran for 847 yards in his career on 198 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 373 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 31 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 198 | 5.2 | 60 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 22 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 44 | 209 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 40 | 193 | 4.8 | 23 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 32 | 105 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 198 | 847 | 4.3 | 60 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 32 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 198 | 14.1 | 64 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 373 | 12.4 | 64 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 412 | 45.8 | 67 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 398 | 44.2 | 56 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 45 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 639 | 37.6 | 55 |
| Totals | 39 | 1618 | 41.5 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 142 | 17.8 | 33 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 402 | 19.1 | 33 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 5 |
| 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 8 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 10 |
