Pete Banaszak, who helped Raiders win first Super Bowl title, dies at 82

Pete Banaszak, a running back who helped the Oakland Raiders win their first Super Bowl and was a key part of the controversial “Holy Roller” play, has died at the age of 82, the team announced Saturday.Read more trending news“The Raiders Family mourns the passing of Pete Banaszak, whose toughness, competitive spirit, and dedication embodied a legendary era of Raiders football and made him a cherished member of the Silver and Black,” the team said in a statement. “He went on to play 173 regular-season games with the Raiders, playing a central role in the famous ‘Holy Roller’ play and scoring 16 rushing touchdowns in 1975, a total that remains a single-season franchise record.“The deepest condolences of the entire Raider Nation are with Pete’s wife Sue, daughters Rebecca and Amy, grandsons Luke, Austin, and Connor, and all of his loved ones.”Nicknamed “The Rooster,” Banaszak spent his entire 13-year NFL career with Oakland. He scored two touchdowns in Super Bowl XI to help the Raiders d