Bill Brooks (American football)

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**Bill Brooks**
Personal information
No. 80
Wide receiver
Date of birth: (1964-04-06) April 6, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts

Career information
College: Boston University
NFL Draft: 1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86
Debuted in 1986 for the Indianapolis Colts
Last played in 1996 for the Washington Redskins


Career history
Indianapolis Colts ( 1986– 1992) Buffalo Bills ( 1993– 1995) Washington Redskins ( 1996)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Receptions	583
Receiving yards	8,001
Touchdowns	46
Stats at NFL.com

William T. Brooks, Jr. (born April 6, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) 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", 190 lb (86 kg). wide receiver from Boston University, Brooks played in 11 NFL seasons from 1986–1996 for the Colts, the Buffalo Bills, and the Washington Redskins.

Brooks was the Colts top 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 for 8,001 yards and 46 touchdowns. He also gained 106 yards on 18 carries.

Brooks has been honored by being the first Indianapolis Colts player to be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor on August 22, 1998.^[1] He is currently Executive Director of Administration for the Colts front office.^[2]

Early life[]

Bill "Billy" Brooks attended Framingham North High School, where he broke and set several athletic records.

References[]

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Indianapolis Colts

Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Founded in 1953 • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

The Franchise

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Culture

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Lore

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Division Championships (14)

1968 • 1970 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1987 • 1999 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010

Super Bowl Appearances (4)

III (1969) • V (1970) • XLI (2006) • XLIV (2009)

League Championships (5)

1958 • 1959 • 1968 • 1970 • 2006

Retired Numbers

18 • 19 • 22 • 24 • 70 • 77 • 82 • 89

Ring of Honor

1996: Robert Irsay • 1998: Bill Brooks • 2000: Ted Marchibroda • 2001: Chris Hinton • 2005: Jim Harbaugh • 2007: 12th Man • 2010: Tony Dungy • 2011: Marvin Harrison • 2012: Edgerrin James

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League • Conference: American Football Conference • Division: South Division

Seasons (60)

1950s	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012

Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award

1966: Starr • 1967: Davis • 1968: Meador • 1969: Sayers • 1970: Alexander • 1971: May • 1972: Russell • 1973: Little • 1974: Bleier • 1975: Hart • 1976: Alzado • 1977: Manning • 1978: Staubach • 1979: Upshaw • 1980: Houston • 1981: Harris • 1982: Dieken • 1983: Benirschke • 1984: Williams • 1985: Moore • 1986: Martin • 1987: Cherry • 1988: Singletary • 1989: Newsome • 1990: Kenn • 1991: R. White • 1992: Lowery • 1993: Kelso • 1994: Thomas • 1995: Brooks • 1996: Zorich • 1997: Nickerson • 1998: Carter • 1999: Pelfrey • 2000: McCrary • 2001: Brunell • 2002: Vincent • 2003: Brooks • 2004: Manning • 2005: McNair • 2006: Lynch • 2007: Dunn • 2008: Dawkins • 2009: Asomugha • 2010: Richardson

Persondata
Name	Brooks, Bill
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	April 6, 1964
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts
Date of death
Place of death

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