GORDON BANKSBanks, Gordon GerardPosition: WR Height: 5-10 Weight: 173 Born: March 12, 1958 Los Angeles, CA High School: Loyola (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Stanford | |
| 1977 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1978 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1979 | Stanford | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL | 80 | WR | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 80 | WR | 6 | 1 |
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 88 | WR | 18 | 18 |
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 88 | WR | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 88 | WR | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 87 | WR | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 87 | WR | 16 | 5 |
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 87 | WR | 5 | 4 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 36 | 10 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/19/1980 | 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/26/1980 | 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL |
| Signed | 11/4/1980 | 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL |
| Released | 10/13/1981 | 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL |
| Signed | 7/7/1982 | 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL |
| Released | 8/31/1982 | 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL |
| Signed | 1/26/1983 | 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL |
| Released | 8/8/1985 | 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL |
| Signed (Future) | 11/6/1985 | 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 12/5/1985 | 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/5/1987 | 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL |
| Released | 8/29/1988 | 1988 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1988 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 61 | 855 | 14.0 | 41 | 2 | ||||||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 48 | 5 | ||||||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 62 | 1115 | 18.0 | 66 | 5 | ||||||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 17 | 202 | 11.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 458 | 13.1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 30 | 5 | 292 | 9.7 | 61 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 25 | 6 | 147 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 13 | 0 | 82 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 27 | 14 | 160 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 18 | 220 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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