Billy Brooks
American football player (born 1953)
American football player
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | (1953-07-22) July 22, 1953 (age 70) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Austin (TX) Johnston | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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William McKinley Brooks III (born July 22, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL draft. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1976 | CIN | 12 | 9 | 16 | 191 | 11.9 | 25 | 0 |
1977 | CIN | 14 | 9 | 39 | 772 | 19.8 | 94 | 4 |
1978 | CIN | 15 | 13 | 30 | 506 | 16.9 | 45 | 2 |
1979 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 8 | 214 | 26.8 | 73 | 1 |
1981 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
SDG | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
55 | 35 | 96 | 1,720 | 17.9 | 94 | 7 |
Personal life
Brooks has twin sons, both actors Mehcad Brooks, Billy Brooks Jr., with Austin American-Statesman editorial writer Alberta Phillips.
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1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions
- Vickey Ray Anderson
- Karl Baldischwiler
- Dean Blevins
- Billy Brooks
- Sam Claphan
- Jim Culbreath
- Kyle Davis
- Steve Davis
- Jimbo Elrod
- Gary Gibbs
- Zac Henderson
- Dave Hudgens
- Randy Hughes
- Horace Ivory
- Tinker Owens
- Elvis Peacock
- Jimmy Rogers
- John Roush
- Tony Peters
- Lee Roy Selmon
- Dewey Selmon
- Rod Shoate
- Mike Vaughan
- Joe Washington
- Head coach: Barry Switzer
- Assistant coaches: Donnie Duncan
- Galen Hall
- Warren Harper
- Larry Lacewell
- Wendell Mosley
- Rex Norris
- Jerry Pettibone