Leo Brooks

Leo Brooks
Born: December 7, 1947
Shidler, Oklahoma
Died: April 4, 2002(2002-04-04) (aged 55)
Houston, Texas
Career information
Position(s) Defensive lineman
College Texas
NFL draft 1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
Career history
As player
1970–1972 Houston Oilers
1973–1976 St. Louis Cardinals

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. 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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