Tommy Brooker
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Position: | Placekicker End | ||||||
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Born: | Demopolis, Alabama, U.S. | October 31, 1939||||||
Died: | September 21, 2019 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 79)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Demopolis (AL) | ||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 16 / Pick: 211 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 17 / Pick: 131 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
William Thomas Brooker (October 31, 1939 – September 21, 2019) was an American professional
Doubling as an offensive end, Brooker had his best statistical season in his rookie year,
Brooker was a member of the Texans team that won the 1962
On September 8, 1963, in the Chiefs' inaugural game since moving from Dallas, Brooker converted eight extra points in a 59-7 victory over the Denver Broncos. This remains tied as a franchise single-game record, Mike Mercer and Lawrence Tynes equaling it in 1966 and 2004 respectively.
Brooker enjoyed two more solid seasons in 1964 and 1965. In the former, during which he would be named to the AFL All-Star Game, he made eight field goals and led the AFL with 46 extra points in as many attempts, for a total of 70 points. In 1965, he kicked a career-high 13 field goals and was a perfect 37-for-37 in PATs, for 76 points.
In his career Brooker scored 290 points: the three touchdowns in 1962, 41 field goals in 85 attempts, and a perfect 149-for-149 in PATs. To date, he holds the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs record for most career extra point attempts without a miss.