Stumpy Banks

Stumpy Banks
Clemson Tigers
Position Quarterback, Halfback
Career history
College Clemson (19151919)
Personal information
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)
Place of death South Carolina
Career highlights and awards

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.[1][2] He scored five touchdowns against Furman in 1917 for a school record.[3][4] He caught two touchdowns against rival South Carolina in 1916.[5] Banks was captain of both the 1918 and 1919 teams. He was selected All-Southern by John Heisman.[6] After college he was athletic director at Claflin University.

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