Herb Banet


Herbert Charles "Herb" Banet was a former American football player in the National Football League and high school basketball coach, teacher, and guidance counselor.

Biography

Banet was born October 17, 1913 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Football career

Banet played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1937 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at Manchester University.

Basketball career

Banet was a head basketball coach and teacher at Central High School in Fort Wayne. He was an inductee of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Personal and later life

Banet served in the United States Navy during the World War II era. He was married to Kathlyn Maude Stevens, and together they had four children: Stevens, David, Thomas, and Sarah. Banet became a guidance counselor at Northrup High School and retired in 1979. He died March 12, 2003 at Renaissance Village and is buried at Falls Memorial Gardens in Wabash, Indiana.

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