Brad Banks            

HIGH SCHOOL: Brad Banks attended Glades Central High School and lived in or near Palm Beach, Florida. He led his team to the state championship his senior year. He was a First-team All-Conference and All-State selection as a junior and senior, and was a team captain all three years.

COLLEGE: He originally attended the University of Central Florida but transferred after his redshirt freshman year. After two seasons of success at Hinds Community College, he transferred to the University of Iowa.

In his junior season, he played in 10 games in 2001 and was 41-of-68 (60.3%) for 582 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 41 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

As a senior in 2002, he started all 13 games, and lead the Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record and a tie for the conference championship. The Hawkeyes finished the season #8 in the AP Poll. He passed for 170-of-294 (57.8%) for 2,573 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, but won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best Quarterback. He was named AP College Football Player of the Year, First-team All-America (Walter Camp Foundation), Second-team All-America (AP, The Sporting News, and CNNSI.com). He also earned Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player, and the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in East/West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl.

PROFESSIONAL: He went unselected in the 2003 NFL Draft, but signed with the Washington Redskins after the draft, but was released shortly afterwards. He spent 2004-2009 in the Canadian Football League but saw limited playing time. In 2011, Brad was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of Arena Football League, where he set a Barnstormers single game record in touchdowns with an 11 TD (10 passing, 1 rushing) performance.

Born 4/22/1980 and is 44 years old.