NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony

SmashMouth · 08-06-2019, 06:24 AM

Don Banks, a longtime NFL writer who worked at Sports Illustrated for 16 years, has died after covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions in Canton, Ohio. He was 57.

Paramedics on Sunday were called to his hotel, where he was pronounced dead. No cause was given.

Banks covered pro football for more than three decades. He recently was hired by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to oversee league coverage. The Raiders are moving to Las Vegas next year. His first story for the newspaper was published Sunday, hours before his death.

"Banks was an NFL lifer," his former boss at Sports Illustrated, Peter King, wrote in tribute. "At SI, his 'Snap Judgments' column on Sunday evenings became appointment reading for NFL fans."

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I published many of his stories here on BnG.

RIP.

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jeanpierre · 08-06-2019, 09:07 AM

Smash, this is hitting home on so many levels. Don Banks was one of the very few writers I actually respected at SI...

May his family and circle of friends find comfort in their lives; he left an absolute treasure of a writing legacy...

K Major · 08-06-2019, 09:11 AM

Only 57 ... gone too soon.

CHA_CHING · 08-07-2019, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Smash, this is hitting home on so many levels. Don Banks was one of the very few writers I actually respected at SI...

May his family and circle of friends find comfort in their lives; he left an absolute treasure of a writing legacy...

Agree, this one hurts too. He and Paul Zimmerman were great at SI for years.

08-06-2019, 06:24 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony Don Banks, a longtime NFL writer who worked at Sports Illustrated for 16 years, has died after covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions in Canton, Ohio. He was 57. Paramedics on Sunday were called to his hotel, where he was pronounced dead. No cause was given. Banks covered pro football for more than three decades. He recently was hired by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to oversee league coverage. The Raiders are moving to Las Vegas next year. His first story for the newspaper was published Sunday, hours before his death. "Banks was an NFL lifer," his former boss at Sports Illustrated, Peter King, wrote in tribute. "At SI, his 'Snap Judgments' column on Sunday evenings became appointment reading for NFL fans." more here I published many of his stories here on BnG. RIP. more from Peter King jeanpierre likes this.
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08-06-2019, 09:07 AM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony Smash, this is hitting home on so many levels. Don Banks was one of the very few writers I actually respected at SI... May his family and circle of friends find comfort in their lives; he left an absolute treasure of a writing legacy... SmashMouth and CHA_CHING like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,619 Blog Entries: 3	Re: NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony Only 57 ... gone too soon. SmashMouth likes this.

08-07-2019, 05:33 PM	#4
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony Originally Posted by jeanpierre Smash, this is hitting home on so many levels. Don Banks was one of the very few writers I actually respected at SI... May his family and circle of friends find comfort in their lives; he left an absolute treasure of a writing legacy... Agree, this one hurts too. He and Paul Zimmerman were great at SI for years. jeanpierre likes this.

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