Bobby Hooks

Bobby Hooks
Playing career
19261928 Georgia
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19301931 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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