2007 Rich Brooks
The 2007 NFLPA, Kentucky Chapter Blanton Collier Award
Coach Rich Brooks with the Blanton Collier award trophy!
 Rich Brooks with the Blanton Collier award trophy. |
 Frank Minnifield presents the 2007 Blanton Collier Award to University of Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks. |
The first annual NFLPA, Kentucky Chapter Blanton Collier Award was presented in 2007 to University of Kentucky head football coach Rich Brooks; for integrity on and off the field.
Coach Rich Brooks has had a high degree of success as a college and pro football coach. He ended his coaching career as head coach of the University of Kentucky. He was head coach at the University of Oregon for 17 years. Brooks was also head coach of the Los Angeles Rams. His efforts have been recognized through a number of national coaching awards including Pac- 10 Coach of the Year, Slats Gill Sportsman of the Year (State of Oregon) and National Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Throughout his coaching career coach Brooks has been known for his ethics and his efforts to build character in his players.