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Gordon Banks

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Soccer Player

The Resume

    (December 30, 1937-February 12, 2019)
    Born in Sheffield, England
    Goalkeeper for Chesterfield (1958-59), Leicester City (1959-67), Stoke City (1967-73), Cleveland Stokers (1967), Hellenic (1971), Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-78) and St. Patrick's Athletic Club (1977)
    Played for the England national football team (1963-71)
    Manager for Telford United (1978-79)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname was Banksy.
    He dropped out of school at the age of 15.
    He played on seven different teams teams during his career.
    He shares his name with an American football wide receiver.
    He separated from his wife during his American playing career, only to reconcile when he came back to England for good.
    His playing career ended after he was involved in an auto accident, which caused the loss of his right eye, along with 300 stitches in both his eye and face.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He worked as a bagger at a coal mill, which he credits with helping him build his upper body strength.
    He evolved into a leader on the field, by being able to communicate to his players how to position themselves defensively in order to be effective.
    He was considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in his era by soccer pundits.
    He started every game for England during their gold medal victory at the 1966 World Cup.
    His acrobatic save on Pele in the 1970 World Cup ranks among the greatest sporting plays in the 20th century.

Credit: Eddie Burphy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying