George H. Brooke

George H. Brooke
File:George H. Brooke.jpg
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1874-07-09)July 9, 1874 Brookeville, Maryland
Died	November 16, 1938(1938-11-16) (aged 64) Tucson, Arizona
Playing career
1889–1892 1893–1895	Swarthmore Penn
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897 1900–1912 1913–1915	Stanford Swarthmore Penn
Head coaching record
Overall	89–46–10
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards All-American, 1894 All-American, 1895
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1969 (profile)

George Haydock Brooke (July 9, 1874 – November 16, 1938) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a fullback at Swarthmore College from 1889 to 1892 and at the University of Pennsylvania from 1893 to 1895. Brooke served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1897), Swarthmore (1900–1912), and Penn (1913–1915), compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–46–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969.

Playing career

Brooke played seven years of college football at Swarthmore College and then at the University of Pennsylvania. He was selected as an All-American in 1894 and 1895 while playing for the University of Pennsylvania. Penn was undefeated and won the national championship of football in the two seasons that Brooke was named an All-American. All-American selector, Caspar Whitney called Brooke a "very hard man to stop. He strikes the line with almost irresistible force."

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Brooke was the head football coach at Stanford University in 1897, compiling a record of 4–1. From 1900 to 1912 he coached Swarthmore College's football team, earning an overall record of 72–32–6. He coached three years at the University of Pennsylvania, where his record was 13–12–4.

Other interests and legacy

Brooke was also an accomplished squash player, winning the national amateur squash championship in 1904, and the doubles championship in 1917.

Brooke died in 1938. In 1969, he was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stanford (Independent) (1897)
1897	Stanford	4–1
Stanford:		4–1
Swarthmore Garnet Tide (Independent) (1900–1912)
1900	Swarthmore	6–3–2
1901	Swarthmore	8–2–2
1902	Swarthmore	6–6
1903	Swarthmore	6–4
1904	Swarthmore	6–3
1905	Swarthmore	7–1
1906	Swarthmore	7–2
1907	Swarthmore	6–2
1908	No team
1909	Swarthmore	2–5
1910	Swarthmore	5–3
1911	Swarthmore	6–1–1
1912	Swarthmore	7–1–1
Swarthmore:		72–33–6
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1913–1915)
1913	Penn	6–3–1
1914	Penn	4–4–1
1915	Penn	3–5–2
Penn:		13–12–4
Total:		89–46–10

External links

• George H. Brooke at the College Football Hall of Fame
• George H. Brooke at the College Football Data Warehouse