Tom Banks (American football)

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Tom Banks
No. 54
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1948-08-20) August 20, 1948 (age 77)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school John Carroll Catholic
(Birmingham, Alabama)
College Auburn
NFL draft 1970: 8th round, 189th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played116
Games started110
Fumble recoveries6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas Sidney Banks Jr. (born August 20, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Banks played college football for the Auburn Tigers, and was then selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970 NFL draft. He played for the Cardinals from 1971 through 1980, sitting out the 1970 season due to a knee injury. [1] Banks was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, and played a total of 116 NFL games, missing all but one game of the 1974 season after sustaining a knee injury in the season opener that required surgery. [2] Banks later played with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League in 1983 and 1984.

In 1999, Banks was named to the 50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team, having played in the 1970 edition of the game. [3] In 2000, he was inducted to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Center: Tom Banks (1971-80)". stltoday.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cards Lose Top Center". The Victoria Advocate . Victoria, Texas. AP. September 20, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "All-Time Senior Bowl Team". seniorbowl.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Inductees: Tom Banks". ashof.org. Retrieved September 28, 2018.


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