Bob Brooks is an American former basketball and baseball player. He was a three-year starter for the Penn Quakers men's basketball team from 1949 to 1952 and a starting pitcher for the Penn Quakers baseball team, and was later inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Early life Brooks attended Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the late 1940s, where he played basketball and baseball.
College career Brooks played basketball and baseball at the University of Pennsylvania. A three-year starter at guard for the Quakers, he earned all-league and All-State honors as a senior. He averaged 8.8 points per game in 1949–50, 10.6 in 1950–51, and 9.7 in 1951–52, and led the team in free throw percentage (75.7) as a senior. Penn won 19 games in 1950–51 and 21 games in 1951–52 during his tenure, and his teammates included future NBA player Ernie Beck.
For the Penn baseball team, Brooks was a starting pitcher for three seasons.
Brooks was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
References
External links Bob Brooks at Sports Reference