Bobby Hooks

Bobby Hooks
Playing career
1926–1928 Georgia
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1931 Georgia Military College
1932 Valdosta H. S.
1941 Mercer
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1927)

Robert Hooks was a college football player and coach. He was a running back for the Georgia Bulldogs, a member of its dream and wonder team. Against Yale, he threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Frank Dudley.[1] He was selected All-Southern by football fans of the South through Central Press newspapers.[2] Hooks later coached the Mercer Bears.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Garbin, Patrick (1 August 2007). ""Then Vince Said to Herschel... ": The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told". Triumph Books – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 12, 1927.
  3. ↑ Wilder, Robert E. (1 January 2011). "Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942". Mercer University Press. p. 172 – via Google Books.
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