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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | September 18, 1959 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Lawton, Oklahoma | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Augusta (GA) Laney | ||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Sacks: | 46 |
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Interceptions: | 9 |
Touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
William Chip Banks (born September 18, 1959) is a former professional American football linebacker.
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.
Banks was the winner of the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and 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.