Stumpy Banks
American-football player

Stumpy Banks

The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American-football player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
11 July 1898(Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA)
Death:
15 November 1960
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Education:
Clemson University
The details
Biography

Bertie Cecil "Stumpy" Banks (July 11, 1898 – November 15, 1960) was an American college football player and athletic director. He was a prominent running back, receiving five varsity letters for the Clemson Tigers. He scored five touchdowns against Furman in 1917 for a school record. He caught two touchdowns against rival South Carolina in 1916. Banks was captain of both the 1918 and 1919 teams. He was selected All-Southern by John Heisman. After college, he was athletic director at Claflin University.