Chet Brooks, Two-Time Super Bowl Champion and Texas A&M Legend, Dies at 60
Chet Brooks, a celebrated defensive back who won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and made his mark at Texas A&M, has died at the age of 60 following a battle with cancer, the school announced. Brooks’…
Chet Brooks, a celebrated defensive back who won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and made his mark at Texas A&M, has died at the age of 60 following a battle with cancer, the school announced.
Brooks’ career at Texas A&M cemented him as one of the Aggies’ defensive icons. He earned All-America and all-conference honors while helping lead the team to three conference titles and multiple Cotton Bowl appearances, according to the New York Post.
He is also credited with coining the “Wrecking Crew” nickname for the Aggies’ defense in the mid-1980s, a moniker that became legendary in college Football.
Brooks was inducted into the Texas A&M