Jack Banta (American football)
Banta on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles | ||||||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941: 10th round, 110th pick | ||||||||||||
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Herbert Jack Banta (November 19, 1917 – February 22, 1977) 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. He served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy during the World War II era.