He later played in the United States Football League (USFL), winning a championship as a starting defensive end for the Michigan Panthers in 1983.

Benaszak served in the United States Marine Corps on active duty from 1969 to 1971 and in a reserve status from 1971 to 1975.

[1] After his football career, Banaszak owned a chain of oil change centers and worked for the Peters Township Recreation Department.

[2] Banaszak was an assistant football coach under Joe Walton at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh.

[4] He officially began his duties as head coach at Robert Morris in December 2013 Banaszak was hospitalized in Pittsburgh on April 23, 2009, in serious condition.