Tavian Remond Banks was born on February 17,1974 and is an American former professional football player who played as a running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Tavian Banks
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Tavian Banks played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning third-team All-American honors in 1997.
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Tavian Banks was selected by the Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft, where played from 1998 to 2000.
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Tavian Banks was a member of the New Orleans Saints.
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Tavian Banks was a high school standout in both football and soccer at Bettendorf High School Bulldogs in Bettendorf, Iowa, breaking many school records.
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Tavian Banks coined the nickname "Big Money" while at Iowa as a play on his last name.
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Tavian Banks holds the school record for touchdowns scored in a career with 33.
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Tavian Banks was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft, the same draft in which Jaguars great Fred Taylor was drafted in the first round.
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Tavian Banks tore the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and fibular collateral ligament in his left knee and missed over two years due to surgery and rehab.
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Tavian Banks attempted a comeback with the New Orleans Saints in 2002.
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Tavian Banks was named to the practice squad in 2003.
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Tavian Banks was placed on waivers by the Saints in at the conclusion of the 2004 season.
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Tavian Banks served as the assistant running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals in 2006, but decided to leave the team when head coach Bobby Petrino left for the Atlanta Falcons.
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Tavian Banks is currently a running backs coach at Naperville Central High School.
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In 2008, Tavian Banks was inducted into the Iowa High School Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he was elected to the Quad City Sports Hall of Fame.