Leo Brooks (American football)

Leo Brooks
No. 73, 70
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Kermit (TX)
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
Career history
	Houston Oilers (1970–1972); St. Louis Cardinals (1973–1976);
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1969); Second-team All-American (1969); 2× First-team All-SWC (1968, 1969);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	10.5
Fumble recoveries:	3
Interceptions:	1
	Player stats at PFR

Leonard Leo Brooks, Jr. (December 7, 1947 – April 4, 2002) was a professional American football defensive lineman, who played for the National Football League (NFL)'s St. Louis Cardinals. 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.

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