Quince Banbury


John Quincy "Quince" Banbury was an American college football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, and dentist.

Playing career

Banbury played for the University of Pittsburgh and was captain of the team in 1908. He also was on the track and field team and competed in the long jump. A native of Pratt, Kansas, Banbury played football at both Bethany and Pittsburgh alongside his brother, W. F. Banbury.

Coaching career

In 1912, Banbury was appointed coach of the football team at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. In 1918, when Friends was unable to field a football team, he coached football at Fairmount College—now known as Wichita State University. Banbury returned to Friends in 1919. He also coached the track team at Friends.

Later life and death

Banbury practiced as dentist in Wichita for 43 years. He died on January 19, 1956, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.