George Haydock Brooke (July 9, 1874 – November 16, 1938) was an American college football player and coach.

Brooke attended Brookeville High School in Maryland before moving on to Swarthmore College.

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 is credited with coining the phrase "coffin corner" when describing his long punts deep into the opposing end of the field.

[3] After finishing a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania, Brooke was the subject of an allegation of being an ineligible player in an October 24, 1896, game in New Orleans, LA.

[4][5] Following his playing career, Brooke was the head football coach at Stanford University in 1897, compiling a record of 4–1.

In the spring of 1898 he took a break from coaching and joined the first Pennsylvania unit that was mustered into service for the Spanish–American War.