Career
Born in West Monroe, Louisiana, he starred at West Monroe High School under legendary coach Don Shows before earning a scholarship to Louisiana State University, where he played from 1997 to 2000. On the play, he dove into the end zone with a defender draped on him, for a 7-yard touchdown that put Louisiana State University up 14-0. The dive was immortalized in the October 20, 1997 issue of Sports Illustrated, which contained an article recapping the game.
Banks ended his Louisiana State University career with a record tying two touchdown performance in Louisiana State University"s 28-14 victory over Georgia Technical in the 2000 Peach Bowl.
To this day, satirical Tommy Banks references are routinely made in Louisiana State University post-game radio shows.
