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Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom on December 30, 1937. Gordon Banks was listed as an association football player, autobiographer and association football coach. Death is recorded on February 12, 2019, at the age of 81. Recorded honors include Officer of the Order of the British Empire and English Football Hall of Fame (2002). The listed height was 183 cm.
My Take
Gordon Banks taught me that goalkeeping can be its own form of art. The guardian behind England's 1966 World Cup triumph, he is rightly counted among the greatest keepers ever, and his impossible save against Pelé still raises the hairs on my arm. What I love about Banks is the quiet consistency beneath the highlight reel: 679 appearances, 73 caps, an OBE, a Hall of Fame place, all built on steady, unglamorous excellence. He passed in 2019, but that single outstretched hand against Brazil remains frozen in my memory as a perfect moment of athletic instinct. Some legacies need no embellishment, and his certainly doesn't.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gordon Banks
- Name (Japanese)
- ゴードン・バンクス
- Reading
- ごーどん・ばんくす
- Born
- December 30, 1937 – February 12, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / autobiographer / association football coach / goalkeeper
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2002 English Football Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.gordonbanks.org/
- Xhttps://x.com/thegordonbanks
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Banks
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213879
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gordon Banks born?
Born December 30, 1937.
When did Gordon Banks die?
Died February 12, 2019, aged 81.
Where was Gordon Banks from?
Gordon Banks was from Sheffield, United Kingdom.
What did Gordon Banks do?
Gordon Banks worked as association football player, autobiographer, association football coach, goalkeeper.
How tall was Gordon Banks?
Gordon Banks was 183 cm.
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