Leo Brooks (American football) explained

Leo Brooks
Number:73, 70
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:December 7, 1947
Birth Place:Shidler, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Weight Lb:261
Height In:5
High School:Kermit (TX)
College:Texas
Draftyear:1970
Draftround:2
Draftpick:31
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:10.5
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:3
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:BrooLe00

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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