Overview
- Texas A&M confirmed Brooks’ passing on January 18, saying he died of cancer at age 60.
- The 49ers drafted him 303rd overall in 1988, and he played three seasons with San Francisco, winning Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV.
- He started Super Bowl XXIV and contributed a 38-yard interception of John Elway plus a fumble recovery in the 49ers’ 55–10 win.
- Across 33 regular-season games he started 23 and logged three interceptions, with two picks coming in the 1989 postseason.
- His career ended after a severe injury on November 4, 1990 at Lambeau Field, and he later earned All‑Madden honors and inductions into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame and the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame.