M. B. Banks

Mark Beal Banks (June 5, 1883 – January 1970) was an American football and basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University (1912), Ohio University (1913–1917), Drake University (1918–1920), and the University of Tennessee (1921–1925), compiling a career college football record of 62–49–6. Banks was also the head basketball and head baseball coach at Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio, Drake, and Tennessee. He played football and basketball at Syracuse University.

Coaching career
Banks was the 12th head football coach and athletic director at Drake University located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for three seasons, from 1918 until 1920. His overall coaching record at Drake was 11 wins, 10 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him tenth at Drake in terms of total wins and 12th at Drake in terms of winning percentage.

After coaching at Drake, Banks led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to a 27–15–3 record before leaving for Central High School in Knoxville.

Family
Banks was born on June 5, 1883 in Breesport, New York to parents David Thomas Banks (December 6, 1851 in Veteran, New York – December 1930 in Elmira, New York) and Emeline H. Parsons (December 25, 1852 in Catlin, New York – May 3, 1938 in Elmira, New York). He married Gladys King (March 1888 – 1966) daughter of Rufus Everson King (July 15, 1859 – November 7, 1921) and Clara E. Ingersoll (June 1860 – ?) on October 29, 1910. Mark and Gladys had four children. M. B. Banks died in January 1970 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.