Bill Brooks (American football)

For other people of the same name, see Bill Brooks (disambiguation).

Bill Brooks

No. 80

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 6, 1964

Place of birth:

Boston, Massachusetts

Career information

College:

Boston University

NFL draft:

1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	583
Receiving yards:	8,001
Touchdowns:	46
Player stats at NFL.com

William T. Brooks, Jr. (born April 6, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former American football wide receiver who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 190 lb (86 kg). 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' leading receiver for five of his seven 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 five touchdowns during the season. He also caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills 29–23 win over the Los Angeles Raiders in the divisional playoff round. 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 being the first Indianapolis Colts player to be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor on August 22, 1998.^[1] He is currently Executive Director of Administration for the Colts front office.^[2]

Early life

Bill "Billy" Brooks attended Framingham North High School, where he broke and set several athletic records.

References

Indianapolis Colts 1986 NFL draft selections

Jon Hand Jack Trudeau Bill Brooks Scott Kellar Gary Walker Steve O'Malley Chris White Tommy Sims Trell Hooper Bob Brotzki Pete Anderson Steve Wade Isaac Williams

Indianapolis Colts

Formerly the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Founded in 1953 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor

1996: Robert Irsay 1998: Bill Brooks 2000: Ted Marchibroda 2001: Chris Hinton 2005: Jim Harbaugh 2007: 12th Man (removed)† 2010: Tony Dungy 2011: Marvin Harrison 2012: Edgerrin James 2013: Eric Dickerson 2013: Marshall Faulk 2015: Jeff Saturday

†Note: The Colts removed the 12th Man reference in 2016.

"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award winners

1967: Starr
1968: W. Davis
1969: Meador
1970: Sayers
1971: Alexander
1972: May
1973: Russell
1974: Little
1975: Bleier
1976: Hart
1977: Alzado
1978: Manning
1979: Staubach
1980: Upshaw
1981: Houston
1982: Harris
1983: Dieken
1984: Benirschke
1985: Williams
1986: Moore
1987: Martin
1988: Cherry
1989: Singletary
1990: Newsome
1991: Kenn
1992: R. White
1993: Lowery
1994: Kelso
1995: Thomas
1996: Brooks
1997: Zorich
1998: Nickerson
1999: Carter
2000: Pelfrey
2001: McCrary
2002: Brunell
2003: Vincent
2004: Brooks
2005: Manning
2006: McNair
2007: Lynch
2008: Dunn
2009: Dawkins
2010: Asomugha
2011: Richardson
2012: Brees
2013: Batch
2014: Boldin
2015: Greenway
2016: T. Davis

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