| Phil Brooks | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Owosso, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 1960–1961 |
| Coach Team1: | Corunna HS (MI) (backfield/JV) |
| Coach Years2: | 1962–1968 |
| Coach Team2: | Resurrection/Gabriels HS (MI) |
| Coach Years3: | 1969–1970 |
| Coach Team3: | East Lansing HS (MI) |
| Coach Years4: | 1971–1990 |
| Coach Team4: | Alma |
| Coach Years5: | 1991 |
| Coach Team5: | Eastern Michigan (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1992 |
| Coach Team6: | Lake Michigan Catholic HS (MI) |
| Overall Record: | 94–86 (college) 157–88–6 (high school, thru 2004) |
| Championships: | 3 MIAA (1971–1972, 1988) |
Philip L. Brooks (born December 30, 1937) is an American former football coach. He was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan, from 1971 to 1990. He is the author of the book Forward Pass: The Play that Saved Football.[1] He also authored "The Fields of Greed," a fiction genre in 2017.
Brooks earned first-team All-State honors in football in 1954 as a running back. Corunna football teams were 17 - 1 his last two years. Brooks graduated from Corunna High School in Corunna, Michigan in 1955.[2] Brooks earned a B.A. degree from Albion College in 1960, and an M.S. Degree from Oklahoma State University in 1968.
Brooks was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan.[3] He held that position for 20 seasons, from 1971 until 1990. His coaching record at Alma was 96–86.[4]