Robert Nathan Banks (born December 10, 1963) is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive end. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Banks attended Peninsula Catholic High School before transferring to Hampton High School in

Hampton, Virginia Hampton () is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the List ...

, to play football. In 1982, the Touchdown Club of Columbus awarded Banks their second annual Sam B. Nicola Trophy, designating him as the National High School Player of the Year.Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards page
. Banks played for University of Notre Dame in the mid-1980s. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers football team in the 7th round (176th overall) of the

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. He played off the bench for one year in Houston before moving to the Cleveland Browns, where he started 15 games in 1989. He started 9 of the 15 games he played in 1990, which was his last year in the NFL. As of 2016, he is the campus director of admissions for the Houston campus of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance.

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NFL player biolgraphy of Robert Banks
1963 births Living people American football defensive ends Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Houston Oilers players Cleveland Browns players Hampton High School (Virginia) alumni {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub