George H. Brooke

Insurance Broker, American football player

1874 – 1938

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Who was George H. Brooke?

George Haydock Brooke 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, Swarthmore, and Penn, 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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Born
Jul 9, 1874
Brookeville
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Swarthmore College
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Brookville High School
Died
Nov 16, 1938
Tucson

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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