Banks McFadden, 1940
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Running back, Clemson, 1937–⁠39

Banks McFadden

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Banks McFadden played running back at Clemson (1937–⁠39). The Brooklyn Dodgers took McFadden in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.

At a glance

Best season
1939
First-team All-Southern Conference
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1940 NFL Draft (Brooklyn Dodgers)

Honors

All-America: Collier’s first team 1939; NEA first team 1939; UP third team 1939; Central Press third team 1939

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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