Robert Brooks then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High.
19 Facts About Robert Brooks
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Robert Brooks was a state champion track star in high school.
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Robert Brooks was considered one of the best track athletes in the world after winning the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 13.9 seconds at the Keebler International Prep Track and Field Invitational in June 1988.
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Robert Brooks played collegiately for the University of South Carolina.
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Robert Brooks was a fan favorite throughout his college career, Brooks was known for his fluid running and sure hands.
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Originally recruited as a running back, Robert Brooks took to the field at wide receiver wearing the jersey number 49 for the Gamecocks.
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Robert Brooks was drafted in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1992 NFL draft to the Green Bay Packers.
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Robert Brooks played for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos.
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Robert Brooks led the NFL in kickoff returns in 1993 with a 26.6-yard average.
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Robert Brooks came into his own in 1995, following a career-ending injury to teammate Sterling Sharpe.
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Robert Brooks suffered a severe knee injury in week 7 of the 1996 season against the San Francisco 49ers, when Niners cornerback Tyronne Drakeford fought off a block and pulled him down tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and patellar tendon on the play.
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Robert Brooks vowed to return the next season, and in 1997 he won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, catching 60 passes for 1,010 yards and 7 touchdowns.
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Robert Brooks later developed back problems as he was forced to change his running mechanics.
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Robert Brooks suffered through a painful season in 1998, and briefly retired before attempting a comeback with the Broncos in 2000.
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Robert Brooks appeared in only a handful of games in Denver, before again retiring from the NFL.
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Robert Brooks finished his career with 309 receptions, 4,276 yards, and 32 touchdowns.
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Robert Brooks has produced two CD's entitled Jump and Down wit' tha Bay.
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Robert Brooks is the wide receivers coach at Brophy College Preparatory, a high school in Phoenix Arizona.
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Robert Brooks has become the minister of Trendsetters Church at RBM Center in Phoenix.