Todd Bankhead
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Todd Bankhead
|image=
|position=Quarterback
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1977|6|6}}
|birth_place=San Diego, California, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lbs=210
|high_school=Escondido (CA) Orange
|college=Palomar (1996–1997)
UMass (1998–1999)
|undraftedyear=2000
|pastteams=
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2000}})
- New Jersey Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2001}})
- Georgia Force ({{AFL Year|2003}})
|highlights=
- NCAA Division I-AA national champion (1998)
- 2× Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1998–1999)
|aflstatlabel1=Comp. / Att.
|aflstatvalue1=53 / 105
|aflstatlabel2=Passing yards
|aflstatvalue2=613
|aflstatvalue3=8–1
|aflstatlabel4=Passer rating
|aflstatvalue4=83.55
|afl=2780
}}
Todd Andrew Bankhead (born June 6, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Palomar College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Professionally, he was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, and the New Jersey Gladiators and Georgia Force of the AFL
Early life
Bankhead played high school football at Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California. He recorded 2,400 passing yards during his high school career and was team captain his senior year. He also played basketball for the Patriots and was a member of National Honor Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todd_bankhead_1370.html |title=Todd Bankhead |publisher=umassathletics.com |accessdate=December 26, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227032312/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todd_bankhead_1370.html |archivedate=December 27, 2014 }}
College career
Bankhead played his first two seasons of college football at Palomar College from 1996 to 1997. He completed 73 of 153 passes for 1,010 yards with six touchdowns as a freshman, and 47 of 84 passes for 703 yards with three touchdowns as a sophomore.
Bankhead played his final two seasons of college football for the UMass Minutemen of University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1998 to 1999. He recorded career totals of 7,018 yards passing, 561 completions, 51 touchdown passes, 931 attempts and 6,821 yards of total offense for the Minutemen. He set single-season records in his junior season with 3,919 yards passing, 303 completions, 34 touchdown passes, an average of 261.3 yards passing per game, 3,756 yards of total offense and 525 attempts. Bankhead helped the Minutemen to their victory in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. He established a school record with a 63.5 percent completion ratio when he had 258 completions in 406 attempts for 3,099 yards and 17 touchdowns during his senior year. He received second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors as a junior and senior.{{cite web|url=http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062000aaa.html |title=Former UMass Quarterback Todd Bankhead Signs With The CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=umassathletics.com |date=June 20, 2000 |accessdate=December 26, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227033555/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062000aaa.html |archivedate=December 27, 2014 }}
Professional career
Bankhead signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 15, 2000. He was released by the Tiger-Cats in December 2000.{{cite web | url=http://cflapedia.com/Players/b/bankhead_todd.htm | title=Todd Bankhead | publisher=cflapedia.com | accessdate=December 26, 2014}} He played with the New Jersey Gladiators during the 2001 Arena Football League season.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Todd_Bankhead-2780/ | title=Todd Bankhead | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 26, 2014}} Bankhead was signed by the Georgia Force on December 28, 2002.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=95 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 26, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=bankhtod001 Stats Crew profile]
{{1998 UMass Minutemen football navbox}}
{{UMass Minutemen quarterback navbox}}
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting quarterback navbox}}
{{Cleveland Gladiators starting quarterback navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from San Diego
Category:Players of Canadian football from San Diego
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Canadian football quarterbacks
Category:UMass Minutemen football players
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:New Jersey Gladiators players