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Robert Greene Hooks (March 13, 1907 – April 7, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He was a halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs, a member of its 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. Against Yale, he threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Frank Dudley. He was selected All-Southern by football fans of the South through Central Press newspapers. One of the “Four Horsemen” of Georgia - Hooks, Dudley, McCrary and Johnson. He later coached the Mercer Bears. In 1964, he was elected to the State of Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame.

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College

References

1. Garbin, Patrick (August 1, 2007). "Then Vince Said to Herschel... ": The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781600780110 – via Internet Archive.
2. "Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 12, 1927.
3. Wilder, Robert E. (January 1, 2011). Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. Mercer University Press. p. 172. ISBN 9780881462678 – via Google Books.

External links

• Bobby Hooks at Find a Grave

• 1907 births
• 1969 deaths
• American football halfbacks
• Georgia Bulldogs football players
• Georgia Military Bulldogs football coaches
• Mercer Bears football coaches
• High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
• All-Southern college football players
• People from Americus, Georgia
• Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
• Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)