Tony Banfield

Tony Banfield
No. 40
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	December 18, 1938; Independence, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma)
College:	Oklahoma State
NFL draft:	1960: undrafted
Career history
	Houston Oilers (1960–1963, 1965);
Career highlights and awards
	2× AFL champion (1960, 1961); 2× TSN All-AFL (1961, 1962); 3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tony Banfield (December 18, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL).^[1] He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He played for Houston in the AFL from 1960 through 1963 and in 1965. In 1962, he returned a blocked punt 58 yards for a touchdown in the Oilers' 32–17 defeat of the Oakland Raiders. He was All-AFL in 1961 and 1962 and an American Football League Eastern Division All-Star in 1963. Banfield played in the first three AFL Championship games, winning the title in 1960 and 1961.

References

^ Gallagher, Jack (September 12, 1961). "Tony Banfield Came for the Ride, Stayed To Star". The Houston Post. Retrieved July 24, 2025.