Dan Brooks

American football player and coach

Dan BrooksBiographical details

Born|  (1951-06-25) June 25, 1951 (age 73)
Sparta, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1969–1972| Appalachian State
1973| Western Carolina
Position(s)| Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1987| Florida (DE)
1988–1993| North Carolina (DL)
1994–2008| Tennessee (DL)
2009–2016| Clemson (AHC/DT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

* AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2016)

Dan Brooks (born June 25, 1951) is a former American football coach and player.

## Playing career

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Brooks played as a defensive lineman for Appalachian State University from 1969 to 1972, before transferring to Western Carolina University in 1973.

## Coaching career

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### Clemson

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From 2009 to 2016 he served as the defensive tackles coach for Clemson University.[1] During the 2016 season, Brooks was named AFCA Division I FBS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.[2] After the 2016 season, he retired from being a college football coach.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Clemson hires Dan Brooks as Defensive Line coach". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
2. ^ Fravel, Cory (November 30, 2016). "Dan Brooks Named Assistant Coach of the Year by AFCA". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
3. ^ Hope, Dan (February 7, 2017). "Clemson's Dan Brooks knew time was right to retire". Independent Mail. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

## External links

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* Clemson Tigers bio

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1998 Tennessee Volunteers football—consensus national champions

* Will Bartholomew
* Shawn Bryson
* Chad Clifton
* Cosey Coleman
* Jeremaine Copeland
* Shaun Ellis
* Dwayne Goodrich
* Deon Grant
* Jeff Hall
* John Henderson
* Travis Henry
* Bernard Jackson
* Jamal Lewis
* Andre Lott
* David Martin
* Rashad Moore
* Tee Martin
* Will Overstreet
* Eric Parker
* Peerless Price
* Leonard Scott
* Travis Stephens
* Dominique Stevenson
* Corey Terry
* Raynoch Thompson
* Darwin Walker
* Fred Weary
* Eric Westmoreland
* Keyon Whiteside
* Al Wilson
* Cedrick Wilson

* Head coach: Phillip Fulmer

* Assistant coaches: Mike Barry
* Dan Brooks
* John Chavis
* David Cutcliffe
* Ryan Held
* Condredge Holloway
* Kevin Ramsey
* Kurt Roper
* Randy Sanders

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2016 Clemson Tigers football—consensus national champions

* Tremayne Anchrum
* Ben Boulware
* Austin Bryant
* Kelly Bryant
* Deon Cain
* Ryan Carter
* Adam Choice
* Tavien Feaster
* Clelin Ferrell
* Mark Fields
* Wayne Gallman
* Taylor Hearn
* Greg Huegel
* Albert Huggins
* Mitch Hyatt
* Xavier Kelly
* Dexter Lawrence
* Jordan Leggett
* Ray-Ray McCloud
* Trayvon Mullen
* Tanner Muse
* Dorian O'Daniel
* Diondre Overton
* Cornell Powell
* Hunter Renfrow
* Seth Ryan
* Artavis Scott
* James Skalski
* Isaiah Simmons
* John Simpson
* Van Smith
* Cordrea Tankersley
* Nolan Turner
* K'Von Wallace
* Carlos Watkins
* Deshaun Watson
* Christian Wilkins
* Mike Williams

Head coach
Dabo Swinney

Assistant coaches
Zac Alley
Thomas Austin
Dan Brooks
Robbie Caldwell
Mickey Conn
Tony Elliott
Tyler Grisham
Lemanski Hall
Marion Hobby
DeAndre McDaniel
Danny Pearman
Kyle Richardson
Michael Reed
Brad Scott
Jeff Scott
Brandon Streeter
Brent Venables

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AFCA Division I FBS Assistant Coach of the Year winners

* 1997: Gooch
* 1998: Bell
* 1999: Sandusky
* 2000: Gutekunst
* 2001: Jackson
* 2002: Aiken
* 2003: Petersen
* 2004: White
* 2005: Haywood
* 2006: Chavis
* 2007: Magee
* 2008: McWhorter
* 2009: MacIntyre
* 2010: Fickell
* 2011: N. Parker
* 2012: Smart
* 2013: Morris
* 2014: Campbell
* 2015: Brown
* 2016: Brooks
* 2017: Malone
* 2018: Faris
* 2019: Viti
* 2020: Bates
* 2021: Isaac
* 2022: Tressel
* 2023: P. Parker

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