Joe Banner
Date of birth	February 13, 1953 (1953-02-13) (age 56)
Position(s)	President/Chief Operating Officer
College	Denison University

Joe Banner (born February 13, 1953) is a President/Chief Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Eagles. He studied economics at Denison University in Ohio. In 1975, he spent a semester interning at WCAU 1210 AM radio in Philadelphia; soon after, he was hired there as a sports producer and reporter.^[1]

Banner left WCAU when he opened a chain of clothing stores in Boston called Designer’s Clothing. He then became the head of City Year, a non-profit organization promoting community service for youth.^[1]

In 1994 Banner began his work in professional football when Jeffrey Lurie, an old friend, purchased the Eagles.^[1] He was promoted in 1996 to senior vice president,^[2] and in 1997 from senior vice president of administration^[3] to executive vice president.^[4][5] In 2006, his contract was extended through 2010.^[6]

In 2001, Banner received a "PARTNERS Leadership Award" from the University of Pennsylvania, for his extensive community service, including volunteer activities reading to students in the Boston public schools and spending time with severely ill children in the Boston Children's Hospital.^[7] He has also been heavily involved, in both Boston and Philadelphia, with City Year, a program based on volunteers who commit to a year of full-time volunteer work.^{[8][9][10][11]}

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• Official Front Office Bio

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Philadelphia Eagles staff v • d • e
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Jeffrey Lurie President/COO – Joe Banner General Manager – Tom Heckert Vice President of Player Personnel – Howie Roseman Director of College Scouting – Ryan Grigson Director of Pro Personnel – Jon Sandusky Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Louis Riddick Head Coaches Head Coach/Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Andy Reid Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Marty Mornhinweg Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – James Urban Running Backs – Ted Williams Wide Receivers – David Culley Tight Ends – Tom Melvin Offensive Line – Juan Castillo Offensive Quality Control – Doug Pederson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Sean McDermott Defensive Line – Rory Segrest Linebackers – Bill Shuey Special Assistant to the Defense – Brian Stewart Defensive Quality Control – Mike Caldwell Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Ted Daisher Special Teams Quality Control – Jeff Nixon Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mike Wolf Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jay Merlino Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Barry Rubin → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs