Leonard Leo Brooks Jr. (December 7, 1947 – April 4, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 7, 1947 Shidler, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 4, 2002 (aged 54) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kermit (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 2 / pick: 31 | ||||||||
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Following the death of his father-in-law that spring, he gave up his football playing career and returned to Austin to run the family business. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in February 2001 and died on April 4, 2002, at the M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.[citation needed]
External links
edit- Lee Brooks Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
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