Tony Banfield

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Tony Banfield
Date of birth December 18, 1938 (1938-12-18) (age 69)
Place of birth Independence, KS
Position(s) Defensive back
College Oklahoma State
Jersey Number 40
Career highlights
TSN All-AFL 1961, 1962
AFL All-Star 1961, 1962, 1963
Honors American Football League
Champion, 1960 and 1961
Stats
Statistics
Teams
1960-1963, 1965 AFL Houston Oilers

Tony Banfield was an American college and professional football player, an original Houston Oiler. A defensive back, he played college football at Oklahoma State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oilers from 1960 through 1963, and in 1965. In 1962, he returned a blocked punt 58 yards for a touchdown in the Oilers' 32 - 17 defeat of the Oakland Raiders. He was All-AFL in 1961, and 1962, and an American Football League Eastern Division All-Star in 1963. Banfield played in the first three AFL Championship games, winning the title in 1960 and 1961.

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