Bill Banker
Bill Banker|
"The Blonde Blizzard" c. 1929 |
| Tulane Green Wave No. 18 |
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| Position |
Halfback / Placekicker |
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| Class |
Graduate |
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| Career history |
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| College |
Tulane (1927–1929) |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1907-04-04)April 4, 1907 |
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| Place of birth |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
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| Date of death |
September 25, 1985(1985-09-25) (aged 78) |
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| Place of death |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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Willis Burton "Bill" Banker (April 4, 1907 – September 25, 1985) was an American college football player for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University. He was known as the "Blonde Blizzard" due to his blonde hair and playing without a helmet.[1] Banker held Tulane's school records for career scoring (263 points), career touchdowns (37), career rushing yards (2,516), touchdowns in a single game (4), most rushes in a career (515), most rushes in a game (43) and average yards rushing in a game (93.2).[2] He was featured as part of the All-American football team in the 1930 Warner Bros. feature movie Maybe It's Love starring 20-year-old Joan Bennett and comedian Joe E. Brown. Banker was a charter member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.[3] He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
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