Josh Brooks
{{short description|American college sports administrator}}
{{For|the Australian motorcycle racer|Josh Brookes}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Josh Brooks
| image = File:Josh Brooks.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Brooks in 2025
| current_team = Georgia
| current_title = Athletic director
| current_conference = SEC
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|28}}
| birth_place = Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Louisiana State University (BS)
University of Georgia (MS)
| admin_years1 = 2004–2008
| admin_team1 = Louisiana–Monroe (director of football operations)
| admin_years2 = 2008–2011
| admin_team2 = Georgia (director of football operations)
| admin_years3 = 2012–2014
| admin_team3 = Georgia (associate AD)
| admin_years4 = 2014–2015
| admin_team4 = Millsaps
| admin_years5 = 2015–2016
| admin_team5 = Louisiana–Monroe (deputy AD)
| admin_years6 = 2016–2017
| admin_team6 = Georgia (executive EAD)
| admin_years7 = 2018
| admin_team7 = Georgia (deputy AD)
| admin_years8 = 2019–2020
| admin_team8 = Georgia (senior deputy AD)
| admin_years9 = 2021–present
| admin_team9 = Georgia
}}
Josh Brooks (born May 28, 1980) is an American university sports administrator who is athletic director at the University of Georgia, and previously Millsaps College.
Early years and education
Josh Brooks was born on May 28, 1980, in Hammond, Louisiana. He graduated from LSU with a degree in kinesiology and completed his master's degree in sports management at the University of Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/brooks-named-georgias-full-time-replacement-for-ad-mcgarity/2021/01/06/c7c38392-5053-11eb-a1f5-fdaf28cfca90_story.html|title=Brooks named Georgia's full-time replacement for AD McGarity|first=Charles|last=Odum | AP|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}
Athletic director
=Millsaps College=
After stints at Louisiana-Monroe and Georgia, Brooks became the athletic director at Millsaps College, a Division III school located in Jackson, Mississippi.
=University of Georgia=
In 2016, Brooks went to the University of Georgia to serve as executive associate director of athletics. Over the course of the next 5 years, Brooks was promoted three times. In 2018, Brooks became a deputy athletic director, and in 2019 became the senior deputy athletic director. In 2021, following the departure of Greg McGarity, Brooks became the athletic director for the University of Georgia.{{cite web| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2021/01/06/university-of-georgia-names-new-athletic-director.html| title = Reference at www.bizjournals.com}} In his first two years as athletic director, Georgia won back-to-back national championships in football in 2021 and 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/georgia-athletic-director-josh-brooks-receives-extension-an-raise-from-university | title=Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks Receives Extension an Raise from University | date=25 May 2023 }}
Personal life
Brooks is married to his wife, Lillie, and they have three sons together: James, Jackson, and Davis.{{cite web| url = https://georgiadogs.com/staff-directory/josh-brooks/3| title = Josh Brooks - J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics - Staff Directory - University of Georgia Athletics}}
References
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External links
- [https://georgiadogs.com/staff-directory/josh-brooks/3 Georgia Bulldogs bio]
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