Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks was born on Jan 31, 1931 in USA. Ernie Banks's big-screen debut came with Blackjack directed by John Evans in 1978, strarring Turbo. Ernie Banks is known for It Came Upon the Midnight Clear directed by Peter H. Hunt, Mickey Rooney stars as Mike Halligan and Scott Grimes as Robbie Westin. The upcoming new movie Ernie Banks plays is Promised Land which will be released on Oct 01, 2005.

Extremely likable and popular, Ernie Banks is probably the most popular baseball player to ever put on a Chicago Cubs uniform. He started playing for the Cubs in 1953 and from the moment he hit his first home run, the city of Chicago fell in love with him. Banks started his career as a shortstop before moving to first base. He had four straight seasons of 40 or more home runs and was the National League's Most Valuable Player two consecutive seasons. Banks ended up with a career total of 512 home runs and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.