As a sophomore in 1972, when Lou Holtz arrived as the new head coach at North Carolina State University, he implemented split-back veer offense to take advantage of the talent at running back, that included Hooks, Stan Fritts, Willie Burden and Charley Young.
[1] At the time, this was arguably the best group of running backs in the nation, they were known as "The Four Stallions" and everyone of them went on to play in a professional football league.
[7] The 36-yard touchdown pass from Bills quarterback Joe Ferguson with five seconds remaining won the game for Buffalo, 20-17.
[9][10] The win proved to be crucial in giving Buffalo the final playoff spot in the AFC in 1981.
Hooks was an assistant football coach at Galena High School in Reno, Nevada.