M. B. Banks
Banks pictured in The Quax 1921, Drake yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 5, 1883 Breesport, New York |
| Died | January 12, 1970 (aged 86) Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1908 | Syracuse |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1909 | Syracuse |
| Baseball | |
| 1909 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Centre |
| 1912 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1913–1917 | Ohio |
| 1918–1920 | Drake |
| 1921–1925 | Tennessee |
| 1941–1948 | Hartwick |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1913 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1913–1918 | Ohio |
| 1918–1921 | Drake |
| 1921–1926 | Tennessee |
| 1941–1946 | Hartwick |
| Baseball | |
| 1913 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1913–1918 | Ohio |
| 1919–1920 | Drake |
| 1921–1926 | Tennessee |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1941–1950 | Hartwick |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–72–10 (football) 146–137–1 (basketball) 100–78–4 (baseball) |
Mark Beal Banks (June 5, 1883 – January 12, 1970) was an American football, basketball and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Centre College (1909–1911), Ohio Wesleyan University (1912), Ohio University (1913–1917), Drake University (1918–1920), the University of Tennessee (1921–1925), and Hartwick College (1941–1948), compiling a career college football record of 99–72–10. Banks was also the head basketball and head baseball coach at Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio, Drake, and Tennessee. He played football, basketball, and baseball at Syracuse University.
Banks graduated from Syracuse University in 1909. There he lettered in football (1905–1908), basketball (1908–1909), and baseball (1909). Banks was an Honorable Mention All-American quarterback in 1908.
Banks started his coaching career at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1909. In 1912, Banks was head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio compiling a record of 3–6 in his only season there. Banks then move to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 1913 and coached football five seasons there, going 21–18–2.
Banks became the 12th head football coach at Drake University located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for three seasons, from 1918 until 1920. His overall coaching record at Drake was 11 wins, 10 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him tenth at Drake in terms of total wins and 12th at Drake in terms of winning percentage. During his time at Drake, he was also the meet director for the (track and field) Drake Relays.
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