Bill Banker

Bill Banker

"The Blonde Blizzard" c. 1929
Tulane Green Wave No. 18
Position Halfback / Placekicker
Class Graduate
Career history
College Tulane (1927–1929)
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-04-04)April 4, 1907
Place of birth Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date of death September 25, 1985(1985-09-25) (aged 78)
Place of death New Orleans, Louisiana
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1977)

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.[3] Banker was a charter member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

References

  1. ↑ "Tulane Football All-Americans".
  2. ↑ "Bill Banker. Football, 1927–29 Tulane University". line feed character in |title= at position 31 (help)
  3. ↑ "Maybe It's Love". American Film Institute.
  4. ↑ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".

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