Banni, left, and Diane Redhair play a tennis match at the Tucson Raquet Club on April 15, 1982. Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star file photo

Banni grew up in one of Tucsonโ€™s leading sports families: father Jack was a UA lineman, mother Diane was one of Arizonaโ€™s top age-group tennis players, and brother Mike became the starting point guard at Arizona State.


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