Bobby Hooks Explained

Bobby Hooks
Birth Date:13 March 1907
Birth Place:Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Player Years1:1926–1928
Player Team1:Georgia
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Years1:1930–1931
Coach Team1:Georgia Military
Coach Years2:1932–1940
Coach Team2:Valdosta HS (GA)
Coach Years3:1941
Coach Team3:Mercer
Overall Record:3–6 (college)
66–15–5 (high school)
Championships:Georgia state (1940)
Awards:All-Southern (1927)

Robert Greene Hooks (March 13, 1907 – April 7, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He was a halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs, a member of its 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. Against Yale, he threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Frank Dudley.[1] He was selected All-Southern by football fans of the South through Central Press newspapers.[2] One of the “Four Horsemen” of Georgia - Hooks, Dudley, McCrary and Johnson. He later coached the Mercer Bears.[3] In 1964, he was elected to the State of Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. Book: Garbin, Patrick. "Then Vince Said to Herschel... ": The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told. registration. August 1, 2007. Triumph Books. 9781600780110 . Internet Archive.
  2. News: Southern Team. The Kingsport Times. November 12, 1927.
  3. Book: Wilder, Robert E.. Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. January 1, 2011. Mercer University Press. Google Books. 172. 9780881462678 .