Franco Harris Football League
11-08-2122
#73|Russ "Gopher" Brooks Center
Retired (1965, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (10-21-2014) Potential B 
Age at Death 80 Born 10-15-1934 in Montgomery, AL
Drafted Undrafted
(1960)		 Experience 6 Years (78 Wks)
College Syracuse College, 1956 Salary 620 ($1687.666M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching C  Pass Cover C+ Kick Power D 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking B+ Run Cover D  Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking B  Tackling D+ Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina B- Execution B  Agility B 
Strength A- Health B  Aggressiveness B  Hands B-
Jumping B-     Attitude D  Break Tackle C 
ROLES
QB D+ C B- DT C  SS C- K F  GUN C 
WR C- G B  DE C- FS C- P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T B- ILB C  CB C  LS C+ KRB C 
FB C  TE C+ OLB C  H C- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1960 Position 10       1/2           0/1                 0/2       0/5   1/10
1960 Drills 16 0/4 1/9                     0/2           0/1           1/16
1960 Declines 0   -1/0                                       -1/0     -2/0
1961 Position 11       0/2   0/1     0/4                         0/2 1/2   1/11
1961 Drills 18 0/3 0/4   0/2                 0/1         0/1 0/2 0/1   1/2 0/2   1/18
1961 Declines 0                                               -1/0 -1/0
1962 Position 21   0/1   0/2   0/1     0/4 1/4                 0/2     0/3 0/4   1/21
1962 Drills 17 0/4 0/4   0/3                 0/2         0/1 0/1       0/2   0/17
1962 Declines 0 -1/0 -1/0                     -1/0           -1/0     -1/0   -1/0 -6/0
1963 Position 34   0/1   1/5   0/1     0/8 0/6                 0/3     0/2 0/8   1/34
1963 Drills 18 0/8 2/7                     0/1           0/2           2/18
1963 Declines 0 -3/0               -2/0 -2/0 -1/0   -1/0   -1/0   -1/0 -1/0     -1/0       -13/0
1964 Position 15   0/3   0/1   0/2     0/2 0/2                 0/2       0/3   0/15
1964 Drills 17 0/2 0/4 0/1 0/3                 0/1           1/3 0/3         1/17
1964 Declines 0 -6/0 -3/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0     -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -4/0 -2/0 -1/0     -1/0 -2/0 -35/0
1965 Position 10       0/2         0/1                   0/3     0/3 0/1   0/10
1965 Drills 18   1/4 0/3 0/2                 0/1         0/1 0/2 0/2   0/1 0/2   1/18
1965 Declines 0 -7/0 -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -5/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0   -6/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -4/0 -58/0
Total -17/21 -3/37 0/4 -1/24 -2/0 -2/5   -1/0 -5/19 -8/13 -9/0 -4/0 -7/8 -1/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -11/3 -7/23 -4/6 -3/0 -2/13 -2/29 -8/0 -105/205

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1966Russ "Gopher" Brooks has retired from football.
10-04-1964The Winnipeg Jets have waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks.
08-24-1964The Winnipeg Jets have moved Ernie Swilling, Glenn Kirk, Al McLaughry, Jessica Pierce, Bill Cooper, Larry Apke, Antwoine Echols, Kermit Olsen, and Larry Peko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Blaine Griffin, Gordie Hergert, Russ "Gopher" Brooks, James Wesley, Tim Kibler, Clarence Steen, and Ed Connell to the inactive roster.
05-03-1964The Winnipeg Jets have placed Russ "Gopher" Brooks on the trade block.
08-25-1963The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks, Bill Cooper, Al McQuary, Charles Hill, Derrick Huarte, and Larry Peko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Jerry Cody, Ted Sulaitis, Chuck Watkins, Gene Danenhauer, and Bill Bird to the inactive roster.
08-05-1963The Winnipeg Jets have moved Clare Henry, Gary Starks, Bob Brumbaugh, Gene Danenhauer, Ralph Knoff, Bill Bird, Monte Carlton, Bobby Berry, Walter Berns, Shawn Abdullah, Raymond Waits, and George Kelly to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Roy Volz, Fred Brown, Ron Campbell, Derrick Huarte, Bob Douglass, Frank Bloodgood, Earl Long, Chuck Watkins, Roy Kurnick, Mark Cole, Jerome McIntosh, Ed Connell, Mark Sanders, Larry Peko, Ernie Swilling, Bill Cooper, Al McQuary, and Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the inactive roster.
11-26-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved John Bauer to the inactive roster.
11-25-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Earl Long, Mark Cole, and Terry Dunbar to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Al "Triplet" Smith, Russ "Gopher" Brooks, and Art Fair to the inactive roster.
10-29-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster.
10-29-1962The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Russ "Gopher" Brooks from the waiver wire.
08-26-1962The Carolina Chargers have automatically waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
04-29-1962The Carolina Chargers have acquired Russ "Gopher" Brooks from the waiver wire.
09-10-1961The Brooklyn Black Dragons have automatically waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-25-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Travis "Sly" Fox to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the inactive roster.
09-12-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Tim Contz and Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Bill "Swede" Nyvall and Tony "Little T" Richmond to the inactive roster.
09-05-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have changed Russ Brooks's name to Russ "Gopher" Brooks.
08-15-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have acquired Russ Brooks from the waiver wire.