 He served as the head football coach at Centre College (1909–1911), Ohio Wesleyan University (1912), Ohio University (1913–1917), Drake University (1918–1920), the University of Tennessee (1921–1925), and Hartwick College (1941–1948), compiling a career college football record of 100–73–10.Banks was also the head basketball and head baseball coach at Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio, Drake, and Tennessee.He played football, basketball, and baseball at Syracuse University.