J. D. Brookhart

College coach infobox
Name = J. D. Brookhart

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Birthplace = Pueblo, Colorado
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Sport = Football
College = Akron
Title = Head coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 22–26 (.458)
BowlRecord = 0–1 (.000)
Awards = 2004 MAC Coach of the Year
Championships = 2005 MAC
CFbDWID = 3501
Player = Y
Years = 1984
1985–87
Team = BYU
Colorado State
Position = Wide receiver
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 2004–present
CoachTeams = Akron
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J. D. Brookhart (born October 17, 1964 in Pueblo, Colorado) is the head coach for the Akron Zips football team and was previously a coach for the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Panthers. He played college football at Brigham Young University as a freshman walk-on before transferring to Colorado State University.

Player

As a three year starter at wide receiver for the Colorado State Rams, Brookhart finished his career sixth on the list of all-time receptions with 111. As of 2006 he was still ranked tenth and with 1,873 career receiving yards is ranked seventh. He was selected an GTE Academic All-American his senior year.

After graduation with a bachelors degree, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 1988 but was released the same year.

Early career

Brookhart worked for The International golf tournament in Denver, managing the event’s corporate hospitality tents for one year. He then worked for Xerox Corp. Within three years of selling copiers he was awarded the President’s Club Award, an honor given to those who meet a sales quota among the company’s top-15 percent. He then worked for two other companies in the Denver and Salt Lake City area. He had been managing a speed camp on the side of his career for high school and collegiate football players.

He decided to forgo his business career and accepted an unpaid position with the Denver Broncos in 1995. Two years later he became the assistant coach of tight ends for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He moved on to the wide receivers assistant coach in 1999 and added offensive coordinator duties in 2000.

Head coach

He became the 25th head coach of Akron on December 15, 2003, the third head coach since gaining Division I-A status in 1987. In just his second season, he led the team to their first MAC conference championship and bowl game in school history. They lost 38-31 in the Motor City Bowl to the University of Memphis.

Record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Akron Zips
conf = Mid-American Conference
startyear = 2004
endyear =CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 2004
name = Akron
overall = 6-5
conference = 6-2
confstanding = 2nd (East Division)CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 2005
name = Akron
overall = 7-6
conference = 5-3
confstanding = T-1st (East Division)
bowlname = Motor City Bowl
bowloutcome = L, 38-31
bcsbowl = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 2006
name = Akron
overall = 5-7
conference = 3-5
confstanding = 3rd (East Division)CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 2007
name = Akron
overall = 4-8
conference = 3-5
confstanding = 5th (East Division)CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 2008
name = Akron
overall = 2-2
conference = 0-1
confstanding = 3rd(tie) (East Division) [as of 09/25/2008] CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Akron
overall = 24-28
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 24-28
bcs = no
poll = no

Personal

He is married to Jami and together they have three sons: Joseph, Jamison and John.

References

* [http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=47833&SPID=4319&DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=526133&Q_SEASON=2006 Official Biography at Akron]
* [http://www.gozips.com/pdf4/41129.pdf?ATCLID=561139&SPID=4319&DB_OEM_ID=10800&SPSID=57064 PDF bio in 2006 Akron Zips media guide] (pages 58-60)