Place of death South Carolina Name Stumpy Banks | Position Running back | |
Date of birth (1898-07-11)July 11, 1898 Place of birth Orangeburg County, South Carolina Date of death November 15, 1960(1960-11-15) (aged 62) Role American football running back Died November 15, 1960, South Carolina, United States College Clemson Tigers football (1915–1919) | ||
Bertie Cecil "Stumpy" Banks (July 11, 1898 – November 15, 1960) was a 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.
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