Duane Banks
American baseball coach and player
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Donald Duane Banks (born 1941) is a former American college baseball coach and catcher. He played professional baseball in 1964, before returning to college. He was the head baseball coach at the University of Iowa from 1970 to 1997.[1]
Born1941 (age 84–85)
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
1959Colorado State
1960–1962Mesa Junior College
1963–1964Colorado State
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959 | Colorado State |
| 1960–1962 | Mesa Junior College |
| 1963–1964 | Colorado State |
| 1964 | SRL Braves |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965 | Colorado State (asst.) |
| 1966 | Parsons (asst.) |
| 1967–1968 | Parsons |
| 1969 | Colorado State (asst.) |
| 1970 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 1970–1997 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 901–585–4 |
| Tournaments | Big Ten: 4–8 NCAA: 4–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Wildcats () (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| Parsons: | 91–10 | ||||||||
| Iowa Hawkeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1970–1997) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Iowa | 14–13 | 6–11 | 9th | |||||
| 1971 | Iowa | 28–17 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Iowa | 25–17 | 13–3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1973 | Iowa | 16–14–1 | 8–10 | T-7th | |||||
| 1974 | Iowa | 27–13 | 11–5 | T-1st | |||||
| 1975 | Iowa | 29–14 | 11–3 | 2nd | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1976 | Iowa | 23–16 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 1977 | Iowa | 40–14 | 10–8 | T-4th | |||||
| 1978 | Iowa | 28–17 | 9–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Iowa | 32–12 | 10–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1980 | Iowa | 31–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Iowa | 44–21 | 8–6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1982 | Iowa | 31–21 | 5–11 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1983 | Iowa | 32–21–1 | 7–7 | 2nd (West) | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1984 | Iowa | 31–26 | 7–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1985 | Iowa | 40–20 | 9–7 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
| 1986 | Iowa | 29–27 | 2–13 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1987 | Iowa | 40–20 | 9–7 | T-2nd (West) | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1988 | Iowa | 29–25 | 14–14 | 6th | |||||
| 1989 | Iowa | 37–20 | 17–11 | T-2nd | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1990 | Iowa | 38–19 | 22–6 | 1st | Northeast Regional | ||||
| 1991 | Iowa | 26–28–1 | 11–17 | 9th | |||||
| 1992 | Iowa | 26–28 | 12–16 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 | Iowa | 32–20 | 13–13 | 6th | |||||
| 1994 | Iowa | 22–32–1 | 13–15 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Iowa | 29–24 | 13–15 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Iowa | 25–22 | 13–13 | 7th | |||||
| 1997 | Iowa | 17–30 | 7–16 | 10th | |||||
| Iowa: | 810–575–4 | 290–267 | |||||||
| Total: | 901–585–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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