Bill Brooks (American football)

Bill Brooks (American football)

Infobox NFLretired


name=Bill Brooks
|caption=
position=Wide receiver
number=80
birthdate=birth date and age|1964|4|6
Boston, Massachusetts
debutyear=1986
finalyear=1996
draftyear=1986
draftround=4
draftpick=86
college=Boston
teams=
* Indianapolis Colts (1986-1992)
* Buffalo Bills (1993-1995)
* Washington Redskins (1996)
stat1label=Receptions
stat1value=583
stat2label=Receiving Yards
stat2value=8,001
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=46
nfl=BRO178296

William T. Brooks, Jr. (born April 6, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former American football wide receiver who was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 190 lbs. 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 5 of his 7 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 5 touchdowns during the season. He also caught 6 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Bills 29-23 win over the Los Angeles Raiders in the . 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 the Indianapolis Colts by being inducted into the Colt's Ring of Honor. He is currently Executive Director of Administration for the Colts front office [http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=information_dynamic&id=89] .


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