Leo Brooks (American football)
| Date of birth | December 7, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Shidler, Oklahoma |
| Date of death | April 4, 2002 (aged 55) |
| Place of death | Houston, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| US college | Texas |
| NFL draft | 1970 / round: 2 / pick: 31 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1970–1972 | Houston Oilers |
| 1973–1976 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls | 1 |
| Career stats | |
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Leonard Leo Brooks, Jr. (December 7, 1947 – April 4, 2002) was a professional American football defensive lineman, who played for the National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals. He went to the Pro Bowl in 1976, his final season. 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 at the M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
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- 1947 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Shidler, Oklahoma
- American football defensive linemen
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Houston Oilers players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- Deaths from cancer in Texas
- Deaths from esophageal cancer
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs