Buddy Banker

American football player

Buddy Banker

Buddy Banker, 1938

Position| Halfback
Personal information
Born:| c. 1918
Career history
College| Tulane

Burton  "Buddy" Banker was an American football player. He played halfback for the Tulane Green Wave football team from 1937 to 1939. He was considered a triple-threat man who helped lead the 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team to the Southeastern Conference championship. The Shreveport Journal called Banker the "unsung hero" of the 1939 team; he carried the ball 111 times for 473 yards in 1939.[1] His older brother, Bill Banker, was an All-American halfback for Tulane in 1929.[2][3]

Banker was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round (23rd overall pick) of the 1940 NFL draft.[4] He was offered a contract,[5] but opted not to play professional football.

## References

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1. ^ "Tulane Looks to 'Forgotten Men'". The Shreveport Journal. August 28, 1940. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tulane Halfback". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 19, 1938 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Buddy Banker May Be Another Blond Blizzard: Billy's Brother Has Played 63 Minutes and Accounted for Seven Touchdowns". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1937. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
5. ^ Purser Hewitt (April 22, 1940). "Column". Clarion-Ledger. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.

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Washington Redskins 1940 NFL draft selections

* Ed Boell
* Buddy Banker
* Bill Kirchem
* Joe Boyd
* Roy Zimmerman
* Bud Orf
* Bob Hoffman
* Bob Seymour
* Howard Stoecker
* Allen Johnson
* Sam Bartholomew
* Ernie Lain
* Sandy Sanford
* Bolo Perdue
* Steve Andrako
* Jay Graybeal
* Charley Slagle
* Buck Murphy
* Mel Wetzel
* Steve Sitko

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