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Aug 4, 2020 · Brookshier's No. 40 is one of nine numbers retired by the Eagles organization. He was a 10th-round NFL draft pick out of Colorado in 1953 but missed the 1954 and 55 seasons to serve in the United ...
May 20, 2024 · Jan 31, 2010 Updated Sep 19, 2019. PHILADELPHIA - Tom Brookshier, an All-Pro defensive back who played on the Philadelphia Eagles' 1960 championship team, has died. He was 78. The Eagles said that ...
Jan 30, 2010 · ESPN. Former Eagles All-Pro defensive back and longtime broadcaster Tom Brookshier died of cancer Friday at age 78. Bill Lyon, a man who knew Brookshier well, has an excellent column up on Philly.
Thomas Jefferson Brookshier belongs in Philadelphia’s Sports Hall of Fame for what he accomplished as a football player. The Eagles drafted him in the 10 th round in 1953 out of the University of Colorado. He looked around at training camp, saw all those grizzled veterans, and decided to make an impression on the coaches before he got that ...
Feb 8, 2010 · PHOTOS —By Mike JensenThe Philadelphia Inquirer(MCT)PHILADELPHIA — The first time Pat Summerall met Tom Brookshier, at Franklin Field, it was a violent greeting."He just about split my face ...
Tom Brookshier. Profession: NFL Player and Sportscaster. Nationality: American. Biography: A starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons from 1953 to 1961, he is best known for his pairing with Pat Summerall on the primary broadcast team for NFL games on CBS during the 1970s. Born: December 16, 1931.
Jan 31, 2010 · Brookshier always brought the entertainment. Clark Kellogg, left, and President Barack Obama chat at the Duke- Georgetown game Saturday. Anyone who spent time with Tom Brookshier has a story to ...
