East Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
Bobby Bankston was a two-sport athlete for Old ET, playing football in the fall and then competing on the track team in the spring. Bankston was a world-class sprinter for the Lions, winning the 1986 NCAA Division II National Championship in the 100-meter dash in his final race as a Lion, with a time of 10.39. Bankston also had a spectacular junior season at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, earning First Team All-America status in the 100-meters, the 110-meter hurdles and the 4x100-meter relay. His races helped the Lion men's track & field team finish as the overall runner-up at the 1985 NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships. Bankston's time of 14.06 in the 110-meter hurdles, which he set in 1985, still stands as the A&M-Commerce school record.
