Tony Banks (American football)
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | April 5, 1973||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Hoover (San Diego) | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Anthony Lamar Banks (born April 5, 1973) is an American former professional
High school years
Banks attended
.Post high school and college years
Banks played
In the October 2010 issue of Sports Illustrated, former NFL agent Josh Luchs claimed he paid Banks 'several hundred dollars a month' while Banks was at Michigan State, a violation of NCAA eligibility rules.[1]
College statistics
Season | Team | GP | Passing | ||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | |||
1994 | Michigan State | 11 | 145 | 238 | 60.9 | 2,040 | 11 | 6 | 143.1 |
1995 | Michigan State | 9 | 156 | 258 | 60.5 | 2,089 | 9 | 15 | 128.4 |
Totals | 20 | 301 | 496 | 60.7 | 4,129 | 20 | 21 | 135.5 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.93 s | 1.68 s | 2.86 s | 4.55 s |
St. Louis Rams
Banks was selected in the second round of the
Baltimore Ravens
Banks accumulated the best statistics of his career with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens started Scott Mitchell and Stoney Case early in 1999, but neither worked out, so the team turned to Banks. In 1999, he threw a career-high 17 TDs next to only eight interceptions. He also mustered 2,136 passing yards. Banks played well in early 2000, but his fumbles and interceptions cost the team two games in October. Feeling the offense needed a spark after failing to score a touchdown over an entire month, the team replaced him with backup Trent Dilfer, who would remain the starter through the team's Super Bowl XXXV win. He finished 2000 with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions and was released in the off-season.
Dallas Cowboys
Leading into the 2001 season, Banks was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace the recently released and later retired Troy Aikman; however, on August 15, 2001, Banks was abruptly released by the Cowboys who chose instead to go with rookie Quincy Carter.
Washington Redskins
Later that year, Banks signed with the Washington Redskins during Marty Schottenheimer's one-year tenure as head coach. While with the Redskins, he became the first quarterback to follow an 0–5 start with five straight wins.[8] He was released after the season.
Houston Texans
Banks signed with the
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sck | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||
1996 | STL | 14 | 13 | 5–8 | 192 | 368 | 52.2 | 2,544 | 6.9 | 15 | 15 | 71.0 | 61 | 212 | 3.5 | 0 | 48 | 306 | 21 | 11 |
1997 | STL | 16 | 16 | 5–11 | 252 | 487 | 51.7 | 3,254 | 6.7 | 14 | 13 | 71.5 | 47 | 186 | 4.0 | 1 | 43 | 317 | 15 | 7 |
1998 | STL | 14 | 14 | 4–10 | 241 | 408 | 59.1 | 2,535 | 6.2 | 7 | 14 | 68.6 | 40 | 156 | 3.9 | 3 | 41 | 237 | 14 | 10 |
1999 | BAL | 12 | 10 | 6–4 | 169 | 320 | 52.8 | 2,136 | 6.7 | 17 | 8 | 81.2 | 24 | 93 | 3.9 | 0 | 33 | 190 | 12 | 11 |
2000 | BAL | 11 | 8 | 5–3 | 150 | 274 | 54.7 | 1,578 | 5.8 | 8 | 8 | 69.3 | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 152 | 11 | 5 |
2001 | WAS | 15 | 14 | 8–6 | 198 | 370 | 53.5 | 2,386 | 5.8 | 10 | 10 | 71.3 | 47 | 152 | 3.2 | 2 | 29 | 173 | 15 | 10 |
2002 | HOU | 0 | 0 | – | DNP | |||||||||||||||
2003 | HOU | 7 | 3 | 2–1 | 61 | 102 | 59.8 | 693 | 6.8 | 5 | 3 | 84.3 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 7 | 1 |
2004 | HOU | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2005 | HOU | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 173 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | 57.6 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career | 96 | 78 | 35–43 | 1,278 | 2,356 | 54.2 | 15,315 | 6.5 | 77 | 73 | 72.4 | 246 | 881 | 3.6 | 6 | 227 | 1,432 | 73 | 31 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sck | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||
2000 | BAL | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
On March 9, 2020, Greenhill School, a private k-12 school in Addison Texas, announced that they were hiring Banks as their head football coach. He had previously served the school as an assistant coach.[10]
References
- ^ "Josh Luchs says he paid players". ESPN. October 13, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cleveland/St. Louis/LA Rams Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Banks had all the potential in the world". Andscape. December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Banks had all the potential in the world". Andscape. December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "1998 Miami Dolphins Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "ESPN".
- ^ "Five losses to five wins: five reasons". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Tony Banks had all the potential in the world". Andscape. December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Greenhill Announces Tony Banks as Head Football Coach". Greenhill School. March 9, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference