George Brooke Swarthmore Star
July 9, 1874 - Brookeville, Maryland - George Brooke, the great fullback of Swarthmore College from...
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"George Brooke Swarthmore Star"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-09
July 9, 1874 - Brookeville, Maryland - George Brooke, the great fullback of Swarthmore College from 1889 to 1892 and later Penn from 1893 to 1895, entered the world.
Yes, this youngster played college football for seven seasons in an era when there were no rules to prevent it. The NFF records that George was a two-time All-America selection. Caspar Whitney described Brooke as, "A very hard man to stop. He strikes the line with almost irresistible force." The records of the Swarthmore squad with Brooke in the lineup were 21-14, and for the Quakers of Penn, their win/loss record stood at 38-3 with George.
The National Football Foundation selected George Brooke for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
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- DOB: July 09
- EVENTDAY: July 09
- FOOTBALL NAME: Brooke George, George Brooke
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Fullback
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number B4
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame
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