- Gary Banks
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name=Gary Banks
width=300
caption=Banks playing for the Troy Trojans
currentteam=San Diego Chargers
currentnumber=12
currentposition=Wide receiver
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birthplace=Meridian, Mississippi
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weight=193
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college=Troy
undraftedyear=2008
pastteams=
*San Diego Chargers (2008-present)
status=Practice Squad
highlights=
* First-team All-Sun Belt (2006)
* Second-team All-Sun Belt (2007)
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nfl=BAN542470Gary Rashad Banks (born
November 4 ,1981 in city-state|Meridian|Mississippi) is anAmerican football wide receiver who is apractice squad player for theSan Diego Chargers of theNational Football League . He was signed by the Chargers as anundrafted free agent in 2008. He playedcollege 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 theChicago Cubs and playedright field for three years as part of the Cubs' minor league system. Banks never played beyond class A, playing two years for the rookie leagueArizona League Cubs and two years for the class ABoise 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 atTroy University , switching positions fromquarterback towide receiver . While playing for the Trojans, Gary was used periodically intrick play situations and accumulated a career passing record with 8-of-9 passes completed for 110 yards and twotouchdowns . [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 theSan 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]
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