Warren Bankston
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame
Football, 1966-78
Tulane University/NFL
Inducted: 1997
A four-sport letterman at Hammond High School in football, baseball, track, and basketball, Warren Bankston became an All-American candidate in football at Tulane University.
Following his Green Wave career, he was selected in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played four seasons with the Steelers (1969-72) and six years with the Oakland Raiders (1973-78), serving as a team captain for the 1976 Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI Championship team.
