A four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Cleveland Browns, he was named an All-Pro in 1983.
Banks graduated from Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia.
He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC), from which he graduated in 1981.
He was charged with second degree vehicular homicide along with giving false information to officers and driving without a license.
[2] In 2020, Banks was shot in an Atlanta area home; while he was in serious condition, he eventually recovered from his injuries.