Gordon Banks
Gordon Gerard Banks
Born: March 12, 1958
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: Stanford
High School: Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1980-1987
Gordon Banks played from 1980 to 1987 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Invaders. Banks caught 222 passes for 3,365 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| USFL | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 61 | 855 | 14.0 | 41 | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 48 | 5 |
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 62 | 1115 | 18.0 | 66 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 202 | 11.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 34 | 1 |
| NFL | 35 | 458 | 13.1 | 34 | 1 | |
| USFL | 187 | 2907 | 15.5 | 66 | 12 | |
| Totals | 222 | 3365 | 15.2 | 66 | 13 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 30 | 292 | 9.7 | 61 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 25 | 147 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 37 | 220 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 | |
| USFL | 68 | 521 | 7.7 | 61 | 0 | |
| Totals | 105 | 741 | 7.1 | 61 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 56 | 0 | |
| USFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 56 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| USFL | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | |
| Totals | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 18 | 18 |
| 1984 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 4 |
