playing_years databasefootball death_place death_date nfldraftedyear birth_place nfldraftedpick playing_team collegehof hof article_title position nfldraftedround birth_date college name
1940 mcfadban01 ormond beach , florida 04 june 2005 1940 fort lawn , south carolina 4 brooklyn dodgers 30014 30014 banks mcfadden
 halfback 1 february 7 , 1917 clemson university banks mcfadden
banks mcfadden

banks mcfadden -lrb- february 7 , 1917 -- june 4 , 2005 -rrb- was an american football player .
he was elected to the college football hall of fame in 1959 .
mcfadden attended great falls high school in south carolina , where he led the red devils to two state championships in football and one in basketball .
mcfadden is widely considered to be the greatest athlete in clemson university history , lettering in three sports -lrb- football , basketball and track -rrb- .
in 1939 , mcfadden was voted the associated press ' `` athlete of the year '' .
mcfadden was also a two-time all-american in basketball -lrb- 1938 and 1939 -rrb- and lead the tigers basketball team to a southern conference championship in 1939 .
mcfadden also played halfback and punter on the football team and was named clemson 's first associated press all-american in football in 1939 , which saw the tigers play and win in their 1st bowl game -lrb- 1940 cotton bowl classic -rrb- .
upon graduating , mcfadden played football for the national football league 's brooklyn dodgers .
mcfadden fought in world war ii and upon returning to the united states went into coaching .
mcfadden returned to his alma mater , where he served as head basketball coach from 1946-1956 in addition to stints as head track and assistant football coach .
he retired from coaching in 1969 and took over the university 's intramural department , which he directed for 15 years .
on september 19 , 1987 , clemson university retired his basketball no. 23 and football no. 66 .
in october 2008 , the o'rourke -- mcfadden trophy was introduced as a reward to the winner of the annual football game between boston college and clemson , in honor of the historic meeting between charlie o'rourke and banks mcfadden in the 1940 cotton bowl classic , clemson 's first bowl appearance .
