Gary Banks

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name=Gary Banks

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currentposition=Wide receiver
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birthplace=Meridian, Mississippi
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undraftedyear=2008
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* San Diego Chargers (2008-present)
status=Practice Squad
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* First-team All-Sun Belt (2006)
* Second-team All-Sun Belt (2007)
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Gary Rashad Banks (born November 4, 1981 in city-state|Meridian|Mississippi) is an American football wide receiver who is a practice squad player for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Troy.

Early years

Banks attended Southern Choctaw High School, leading the Indians to back-to-back state titles in 1998 and 1999 while playing quarterback.

Baseball career

After high school he was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs and played right field for three years as part of the Cubs' minor league system. Banks never played beyond class A, playing two years for the rookie league Arizona League Cubs and two years for the class A Boise Hawks. [cite web |url=http://www.troytrojans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87291&SPID=10377&DB_OEM_ID=17200&ATCLID=1065038&Q_SEASON=2007 |title=Troy Trojans player page |accessdate=2008-07-31 |format= |work=troytrojans.com]

College career

After baseball, Banks went back to school and played college football at Troy University, switching positions from quarterback to wide receiver. While playing for the Trojans, Gary was used periodically in trick play situations and accumulated a career passing record with 8-of-9 passes completed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=158129 |title=ESPN.com player page |accessdate=2008-07-31 |format= |work=ESPN.com]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Banks was not invited to the NFL Combine. However, at Troy's Pro Day, Banks recorded an official 4.51 40-yard dash and 35 1/2 inch vertical.

an Diego Chargers

Banks went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, but was signed by the San Diego Chargers shortly after. [cite web |url=http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/gary-banks.htm |title=San Diego Chargers player page |accessdate=2008-05-12 |format= |work=chargers.com ]

References

External links

* [http://chargers.com/team/roster/gary-banks.htm San Diego Chargers bio]
* [http://www.troytrojans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17200&ATCLID=1065038 Troy Trojans bio]