Biography+-+Banks

= Ernie Banks  =

Ernie Banks Home Run Slugger  Julian May   Researched by: Josh

General Information
Ernie Banks was born January 31. Ernie was a 2 time NL MVP which is very good. Ernie also played 18 years in the majors, he spent all of them with the Chicago Cubs.

Important Life Events

 * Ernie's dad had to bribe him to play baseball when he was younger!!!
 * Ernie got invited to play on a team with Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella and did.
 * Ernie finally got asked to play in the major leagues from the negro leagues and wanted to play for the cubs
 * Ernie was the top player for the Cubs from 1953 to 1971 which is a pretty long time.
 * Ernie was named full time coach for the cubs after he retired.

lIinois Relationship
Ernie Banks is related to Illinois because he played on the Chicago Cubs which play in Illinois for his whole career.

Important People in His/Her Life
Some people in Ernie's life that are important are Hank Thompson because he was Ernie's favorite player. Jackie Robinson, Don Newcobe, and Roy Campanella were also people that were important because he played on a team with them.

Other Interesting Information
Ernie was named Mr.Cub because he was the best Cubs player ever. He was also inducted into the hall of fame. Lastly he hit 512 Home Runs in his career.