Bobby Hooks
Bobby Hooks (Robert Greene Hooks) was an American football player and coach. He was born March 13, 1907, in Americus, Georgia, and died April 7, 1969, in Macon, Georgia.
As a player, he was a halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1926 to 1928 and was part of Georgia’s famous 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. In a game against Yale, he threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Frank Dudley. He was named All-Southern in 1927 and is remembered as one of Georgia’s “Four Horsemen”—Hooks, Dudley, McCrary, and Johnson.
After playing, Hooks coached at Georgia Military College (1930–1931), Valdosta High School (1932–1940), and Mercer University, where he was head coach in 1941 with a 3–6 record. He had a successful high school coaching career too, going 66–15–5. Hooks was elected to the Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964.
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