Bloomsburg Athletics

Banta was a three-sport star for the Huskies, earning a total of eight letters. He was All-State selection three times in basketball, and on the baseball diamond hit .422 for his career. Banta was a high school football, basketball and baseball coach for 25 years, winning 13 league championships, including three Capital Area Conference football titles. His football coaching record was 60-43-3 in 11 years.