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Receptions:	96
Receiving yards:	1,720
Touchdowns:	7

Billy Brooks
No. 82, 88
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	July 22, 1953 (age 71); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Austin (TX) Johnston
College:	Oklahoma
NFL draft:	1976 / round: 1 / pick: 11
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (1976–1979); San Diego Chargers (1981); Houston Oilers (1981);
Career highlights and awards
	2× National champion (1974, 1975);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	96
Receiving yards:	1,720
Touchdowns:	7
	Player stats at PFR

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William McKinley Brooks III (born July 22, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL draft. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1976	CIN	12	9	16	191	11.9	25	0
1977	CIN	14	9	39	772	19.8	94	4
1978	CIN	15	13	30	506	16.9	45	2
1979	CIN	4	4	8	214	26.8	73	1
1981	HOU	3	0	2	16	8.0	16	0
1981	SDG	7	0	1	21	21.0	21	0
		55	35	96	1,720	17.9	94	7

Personal life

Brooks has twin sons, both actors Mehcad Brooks, Billy Brooks Jr., with Austin American-Statesman editorial writer Alberta Phillips.

References

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+{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}}
-{{Infobox NFL player
+{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
-|name=Billy Brooks
+{{for-multi|the American jazz percussionist|Billy Lewis Brooks|the Irish footballer|Billy Brooks (footballer)}}
-|position=[[Wide receiver]]
+{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
-|number=82
+{{Infobox NFL biography
-|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1953|7|22}}
+| name        = Billy Brooks
-|birth_place=[[Austin, Texas]]
+| number      = 82, 88
-|death_date=
+| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
-|height_ft=6
+| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1953|7|22}}
-|height_in=3
+| birth_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
-|weight_lbs = 204
+| height_ft   = 6
-|draftyear=1976
+| height_in   = 3
-|draftround=1
+| weight_lbs  = 204
-|draftpick=11
-|high_school = [[Albert S. Johnston High School|Austin (TX) Johnston]]
+| high_school = [[Albert S. Johnston High School|Austin (TX) Johnston]]
-|college=[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
+| college     = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
+| draftyear   = 1976
-|teams=
+| draftround  = 1
+| draftpick   = 11
+| teams       =
 * [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1979}})
 * [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1981}})
 * [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1981}})
+| highlights  =
-|statlabel1=[[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
+* 2× [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1974 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1974]], [[1975 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1975]])
-|statvalue1=96
+| statlabel1  = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
-|statlabel2=Receiving yards
+| statvalue1  = 96
-|statvalue2=1,720
+| statlabel2  = Receiving yards
-|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns]]
+| statvalue2  = 1,720
-|statvalue3=7
+| statlabel3  = [[Touchdowns]]
-|nflnew=billybrooks/2510281
+| statvalue3  = 7
+| pfr         = BrooBi01
 }}
-'''William McKinley Brooks III''' (born July 22, 1953) is a former [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]]. He was drafted by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 11th overall in the [[1976 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]].  Brooks also played for the [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Houston Oilers]].
+'''William McKinley Brooks III''' (born July 22, 1953) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 11th overall in the [[1976 NFL draft]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]].  Brooks also played for the [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Houston Oilers]].
+==NFL career statistics==
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
+! colspan="2"| Legend
+|-
+| '''Bold'''
+| Career high
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+!rowspan="2"| Year
+!rowspan="2"| Team
+!colspan="2"| Games
+!colspan="5"| Receiving
+|-
+! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
+|-
+! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
+| 12 || 9 || 16 || 191 || 11.9 || 25 || 0
+|-
+! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
+| 14 || 9 || '''39''' || '''772''' || 19.8 || '''94''' || '''4'''
+|-
+! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
+| '''15''' || '''13''' || 30 || 506 || 16.9 || 45 || 2
+|-
+! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
+| 4 || 4 || 8 || 214 || '''26.8''' || 73 || 1
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
+| 3 || 0 || 2 || 16 || 8.0 || 16 || 0
+|-
+! [[1981 San Diego Chargers season|SDG]]
+| 7 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 21.0 || 21 || 0
+|-
+! colspan="2"| !! 55 !! 35 !! 96 !! 1,720 !! 17.9 !! 94 !! 7
+|}
 ==Personal life==
-Brooks has two sons, both actors [[Mehcad Brooks], Billy Brooks], with ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'' editorial writer Alberta Phillips.
+Brooks has twin sons, both actors [[Mehcad Brooks]], Billy Brooks Jr., with ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'' editorial writer Alberta Phillips.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players]]
 [[Category:San Diego Chargers players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Austin, Texas]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Austin, Texas]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]