American football player
Buddy Banker![]() Buddy Banker, 1938 |
| Position | Halfback |
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| Born: | c. 1918 |
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| College | Tulane |
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Burton "Buddy" Banker was an American football player. He played halfback for the Tulane Green Wave football team from 1937 to 1939. He was considered a triple-threat man who helped lead the 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team to the Southeastern Conference championship. The Shreveport Journal called Banker the "unsung hero" of the 1939 team; he carried the ball 111 times for 473 yards in 1939.[1] His older brother, Bill Banker, was an All-American halfback for Tulane in 1929.[2][3]
Banker was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round (23rd overall pick) of the 1940 NFL draft.[4] He was offered a contract,[5] but opted not to play professional football.
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