Reggie Brooks
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 19, 1971 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tulsa (OK) Washington | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,726 |
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| Average: | 3.9 |
| Touchdowns: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Reginald Arthur Brooks (born January 19, 1971) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is the uncle to Minnesota Vikings Linebacker Anthony Barr.
Brooks, following his older brother Tony, enrolled at the University of Notre Dame in 1989. Originally a defensive back, he converted to tailback for the 1991 season and won a spot in the starting lineup for 1992. During his senior season at Notre Dame, Brooks enjoyed massive success, rushing for 1,372 yards with an 8.0 yards per carry average while scoring 13 touchdowns. He was named an All-American and finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting that year.
He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. Brooks had a great rookie season with 1,063 rushing yards with a 4.8 average. The rest of his career didn't pan out and he was out of football by the end of the 1996 NFL season. He spent three years with the Redskins and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brooks is employed by Notre Dame as its Director of Student-Athlete Alumni Relations/Engagement. He is also a fixture on Notre Dame's football post-game show and other productions of Fighting Irish Digital Media. He is married and has five children.
He is well known for a 20-yard touchdown run against rival University of Michigan in 1992. After catching a pitched ball on an option-right, Brooks broke six Wolverines tackles, the last of which knocked him unconscious before stumbling across the goal-line and collapsing face-first in the end zone.
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