Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBEis a former England international football goalkeeper. He made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashinand ahead of Dino Zoff. He was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1972, and was named FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year on six occasions...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 December 1937
best english-athlete famous realise save
That save from Pele's header was the best I ever made. I didn't have any idea how famous it would become - to start with, I didn't even realise I'd made it at all.
english-athlete
At that level, every goal is like a knife in the ribs.
impressed
Anything is possible. I've been very, very impressed with him.