Career
A placekicker-end, Brooker played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League from 1962-1966. Brooker played college football at the University of Alabama under legendary coach Bear Bryant. He was drafted by the Texans in the 17th round (131st overall) in the 1962 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft and by the Washington Redskins in the 16th round (211th overall) in the same year’s NFL Draft.
Doubling as an offensive end, Brooker had his best statistical season in his rookie year, 1962.
He caught four passes, three for touchdowns, the only ones he would score during his career. He also made all 33 of his extra point attempts and kicked 12 of 22 field goals for a total of 87 points.
lieutenant would be the franchise’s final game before their move from Dallas to Kansas City. Teammate Bill Hull intercepted the Oilers" George Blanda late in the first overtime of Professional Football"s longest championship game.
The Texans saved Haynes from embarrassment by preventing Houston from scoring in the first overtime.
After the teams switched sides for the second, Brooker kicked the winning field goal 2 minutes and 54 seconds in. On September 8, 1963, in the Chiefs’ inaugural game since moving from Dallas, Brooker converted eight extra points in a 59-7 victory over the Denver Broncos. This remains tied as a franchise single-game record, Mike Mercer and Lawrence Tynes equaling it in 1966 and 2004 respectively.
Brooker enjoyed two more solid seasons in 1964 and 1965.
In the former, during which he would be named to the American Federation of Labor-Congress All-Star Game, he made eight field goals and led the American Federation of Labor-Congress with 46 extra points in as many attempts, for a total of 70 points. In 1965 he kicked a career-high 13 field goals and was a perfect 37-for-37 in PATs, for 76 points.
In his career Brooker scored 290 points: the three touchdowns in 1962, 41 field goals in 85 attempts, and a perfect 149-for-149 in PATs. To date, he holds the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs record for most career extra point attempts without a mississippi