Rich Brooks
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 20, 1941 Forest, California |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | Oregon State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963 | Oregon State (freshmen) |
| 1964 | Norte Del Rio HS (CA) (ass't) |
| 1965–1969 | Oregon State (DL) |
| 1970 | UCLA (LB) |
| 1971–1972 | Los Angeles Rams (ST) |
| 1973 | Oregon State (DC) |
| 1974–1975 | San Francisco 49ers (DB) |
| 1976 | UCLA (LB/ST) |
| 1977–1994 | Oregon |
| 1995–1996 | St. Louis Rams |
| 1997–2000 | Atlanta Falcons (DC) |
| 2003–2009 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1992–1994 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 130–156–4 (college) 13–19 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 4–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Pac-10 (1994) | |
| Awards | |
|
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1994) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (1994) Sporting News College Football COY (1994) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1994) 2x Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1979, 1994) |
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Richard Llewellyn "Rich" Brooks (born August 20, 1941) is a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1994, the National Football League's St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1996, and the University of Kentucky from 2003 to 2009.
Brooks' 1994 Oregon team won the Pac-10 title and played in the 1995 Rose Bowl. For his efforts that season, he won a number of national coaching awards. The University of Oregon named the field at Autzen Stadium Rich Brooks Field in honor of his 18 seasons as coach for the Ducks.
Brooks attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he majored in physical education and played defensive back for the football team under head coach Tommy Prothro. He received his bachelor's degree in 1963 and completed his master's degree in education at Oregon State the next year. He was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Oregon State.
Brooks's coaching career started at Oregon State as an assistant freshman coach while working on his master's degree. After receiving his master's degree, he moved to Sacramento, California, where he accepted an assistant coaching job at Norte Del Rio High School. He soon returned to his alma mater to serve as defensive line coach for the Beavers from 1965 through 1969 under new head coach Dee Andros.
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