| John Banks | |
| Position: | Pitcher / First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1922 |
| Death Place: | Voorhees, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Bats: | ? |
| Throws: | Right |
John T. Banks Sr. (August 11, 1922 – December 6, 2011) was an American baseball player who pitched and played first base in the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s.
Banks began playing semi-professional baseball while still attending Camden High School. He then played for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League before serving three years in the US Army[1] in World War II. He rejoined the team in 1947. He joined the Negro American League in 1950 and played through 1959 on regional teams and for barnstorming off-season squads. He is also listed as playing with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1950.[2]
Banks died in Voorhees, New Jersey on December 6, 2011, at the age of 89.[3]