[2] The New York Times called him "a great placement goal kicker" and "one of the greatest offensive tackles of the country.

[1] After being discharged from the military, Brooks returned to his position as the head football coach at Williams College.

He was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel under William J. Donovan's Office of Strategic Services and conducted secret missions in Europe.

[7] In October 1931, Brooks survived an airplane crash in South Bend, Indiana, shortly after becoming engaged to Alicia Patterson.

[1] Brooks died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right temple at his apartment on Park Avenue in Manhattan on November 27, 1953.