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Bill Brooks (other) (1930–2005), American football player for the University of Arkansas in the 1950s
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Bill Brooks may refer to: * Bill Brooks (coach) (1922–2010), American baseball and basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington * Bill Brooks (wide receiver) (born 1964), former wide receiver in the National Football League * Bill Brooks (American football coach) (1945–2007), American football coach at Canisius College See also * William Brooks (other) * Bill Brookes, rugby league footballer of the 1900s * Billy Brooks (born 1953), American football player * Brooks Field (Wilmington), UNC Wilmington baseball stadium, officially the Bill Brooks Field * Bud Brooks William "Bud" Brooks was an American football player for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the winner of the 1954 Outland Trophy as the year's best interior lineman. Brooks played guard and defensive tackle for the Razorbacks and was selected first-te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brooks (coach)
William Jasper Brooks (October 13, 1922 – November 8, 2010) was an American baseball and basketball coach who is best known for developing the University of North Carolina at Wilmington athletics program from a junior college to a Division I school. Brooks graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Atlantic Christian College in 1948. In 1951, he was hired by Wilmington College (now UNCW) as their athletic director, basketball coach, baseball coach, and chairman of the health and physical education department. He directed the baseball team to a pair of national junior college baseball championships in 1961 and 1963 and also took the basketball team to the national tournament. In 1975, he was named NAIA National Coach of the Year and was inducted into the National Junior College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1990. Brooks became the first individual associated with UNC Wilmington to be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame The North Carolina Museum of Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brooks (wide Receiver)
William T. Brooks Jr. (born April 6, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'1", . wide receiver from Boston University, Brooks played in 11 National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1986 to 1996 for the Colts, the Buffalo Bills, and the Washington Redskins. Brooks was the Colts' leading receiver for five of his seven seasons with them, and recorded a career best 1,131 yards in 1986. With the Bills, he assisted them to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII in the 1993 season. Taking over for retired starter James Lofton, he caught 60 passes for 712 yards and five touchdowns during the season. He also caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills 29–23 win over the Los Angeles Raiders in the divisional playoff round. In his final season with the Bills, he caught a career-high 11 touchdown passes. Brooks finished his career with 583 receptions f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brooks (American Football Coach)
William Townsend Brooks (February 27, 1945 – October 27, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Canisius College from 1975 to 1981. Brooks was a standout player at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are named for this town. Gettysburg is home to th ... . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Bill 1945 births 2007 deaths Canisius Golden Griffins football coaches Gettysburg Bullets football players Syracuse Orange football coaches High school football coaches in Virginia Sportspeople from Woodbury, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brooks (other)
William Brooks may refer to: * William Thomas Brooks (1889–1943), police officer that led 1923 Victorian police strike * William Brooks (Australian politician) (1858–1937), New South Wales politician * William Brooks (footballer) (1873–?), English footballer * William Brooks (died 1782), founder of English gentlemen's club Brooks's * William Brooks, 2nd Baron Crawshaw (1853–1929), English nobleman * William Brooks of Blackburn (1762–1846), cotton supplier * William Collin Brooks (1893–1959), British journalist, writer and broadcaster * William Cunliffe Brooks (1819–1900), British lawyer and politician * William Edwin Brooks (1828–1899), Irish civil engineer and ornithologist * Bucky Brooks (William Eldridge Brooks, Jr., born 1971), American football player and sportswriter * Bill Brooks (coach) (William J. Brooks, 1922–2010), American baseball and basketball coach * William Keith Brooks (1848–1908), American zoologist * William L. Brooks (1832–1874), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brookes
William Brookes (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tubby", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Outwood Church ARLFC, Kippax ARLFC, and Hunslet, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of ), during the era of contested scrums. Playing career International honours Brookes won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1905 against Other Nationalities, and in 1906 against Other Nationalities. Challenge Cup Final appearances Brookes played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in , Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1907–08 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000. County Cup Final appearances Brookes played as a forward, i.e. number 8, in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905–06 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1905–06 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Brooks
William McKinley Brooks III (born July 22, 1953) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers. Personal life Brooks has twin sons, both actors Mehcad Brooks Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2005–2006), Jerome in '' The Gam ..., Billy Brooks Jr., with '' Austin American-Statesman'' editorial writer Alberta Phillips. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Billy 1953 births Living people American football wide receivers Cincinnati Bengals players Houston Oilers players Navarro Bulldogs football players Oklahoma Sooners football players San Diego Chargers players Playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Field (Wilmington)
Brooks Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina. Brooks Field is the home of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball team and has hosted the Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament a number of times (1989–90, 1993, 2004–11, 2014, 2017). The ballpark has a capacity of 3,500 people and first opened in 1989. In 2014 UNCW broke the 2009 record attendance of 3,608 (vs North Carolina) with 3,826 people (vs. #1 Virginia). Name The stadium is named after former UNCW coach and athletic director Bill Brooks. He started the athletic program when UNCW was a junior college and served past the school becoming a Division I program and joining the Colonial Athletic Association. Brooks served 40 years at the school, 27 as the baseball coach, with a career win–loss record of 574–292–5. His name, with the number 574, is on the wall in left field at Brooks Field. Stadium design and features Brooks Fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |