George H. Brooke | ||
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Sport(s) | Football | |
Biographical details | ||
Born | July 9, 1874 | |
Place of birth | Brookeville, Maryland | |
Died | November 16, 1938 | (aged 64)|
Place of death | Tucson, Arizona | |
Playing career | ||
1889–1892 1893–1895 |
Swarthmore Penn |
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Position(s) | Fullback | |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
1897 1900–1912 1913–1915 |
Stanford Swarthmore Penn |
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Head coaching record | ||
Overall | 89–46–10 | |
Statistics | ||
College Football Data Warehouse | ||
Accomplishments and honors | ||
Awards | ||
All-America, 1894 All-America, 1895 |
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Inducted in 1969 (profile) |
George Haydock Brooke (July 9, 1874 – November 16, 1938) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a fullback at Swarthmore College from 1889 to 1892 and at the University of Pennsylvania from 1893 to 1895. Brooke served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1897), Swarthmore (1900–1912), and Penn (1913–1915), compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–46–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969.
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Brooke played seven years of college football at Swarthmore College and then at the University of Pennsylvania. He was selected as an All-American in 1894 and 1895 while playing for the University of Pennsylvania. Penn was undefeated and won the national championship of football in the two seasons that Brooke was named an All-American. All-American selector, Caspar Whitney called Brooke a "very hard man to stop. He strikes the line with almost irresistible force."
Following his playing career, Brooke was the head football coach at Stanford University in 1897, compiling a record of 4–1. From 1900 to 1912 he coached Swarthmore College's football team, earning an overall record of 72–32–6. He coached three years at the University of Pennsylvania, where his record was 13–12–4.[1]
Brooke was also an accomplished squash player, winning the national amateur squash championship in 1904, and the doubles championship in 1917.[1]
Brooke died in 1938.[1] In 1969, he was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Stanford (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
1897 | Stanford | 4–1 | |||||||
Stanford: | 4–1 | ||||||||
Swarthmore Garnet Tide (Independent) (1900–1912) | |||||||||
1900 | Swarthmore | 6–3–2 | |||||||
1901 | Swarthmore | 8–2–2 | |||||||
1902 | Swarthmore | 6–6 | |||||||
1903 | Swarthmore | 6–4 | |||||||
1904 | Swarthmore | 6–3 | |||||||
1905 | Swarthmore | 7–1 | |||||||
1906 | Swarthmore | 7–2 | |||||||
1907 | Swarthmore | 6–2 | |||||||
1908 | No team | ||||||||
1909 | Swarthmore | 2–5 | |||||||
1910 | Swarthmore | 5–3 | |||||||
1911 | Swarthmore | 6–1–1 | |||||||
1912 | Swarthmore | 7–1–1 | |||||||
Swarthmore: | 72–33–6 | ||||||||
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
1913 | Penn | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1914 | Penn | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1915 | Penn | 3–5–2 | |||||||
Penn: | 13–12–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 89–46–10 |
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