Chip Banks
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 18, 1959 Lawton, Oklahoma | ||||||||
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| High school: | Augusta (GA) Laney | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 1 / pick: 3 | ||||||||
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William "Chip" Banks (born September 18, 1959) is a former All-Pro professional American football linebacker.
High school and college career
Banks graduated from Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC), from which he graduated in 1981.
Professional career
Banks was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the #3 Overall Pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. He was awarded the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and was a four-time AFC Pro Bowler (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) with the Cleveland Browns. Banks also played with the San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Colts before retiring in 1993.
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
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| 1982 | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 32 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | IND | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | IND | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | IND | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | IND | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 153 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Chip Banks Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
External links
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference ·
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