Billy Brooks

{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Billy Brooks in 1976.jpg

| caption = Billy Brooks in 1976

| name = Billy Brooks

| number = 82, 88

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|7|22}}

| birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 204

| high_school = Austin (TX) Johnston

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 11

| teams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1979}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1981}})
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1981}})

| highlights =

• 2× National champion (1974, 1975)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 96

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,720

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 7

| pfr = BrooBi01

}}

William McKinley Brooks III (born July 22, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He attended attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a degree in special education.{{cite news |last1=Queenan |first1=Bob |title=Who's Billy Brooks? No. 1 wide receiver! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-whos-billy-brooks/172888735/ |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Post |date=9 April 1976 |pages=27}} While there, he played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL draft.{{cite news |last1=Queenan |first1=Bob |title=Billy Brooks won't cost Bengals as much as some might think |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-billy-brooks-wont-c/172888670/ |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Post |date=20 April 1976 |pages=17}}{{cite news |last1=Buck |first1=Ray |title=Bengals' Billy Brooks Bitter, Especially Toward Mike Brown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bengals-billy-b/172888814/ |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=28 December 1978 |pages=24}} Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.