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Rich Brooks

Rich Brooks, American football player and coach

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Born
August 20, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1941

About Rich Brooks

Richard Llewellyn Brooks is an American retired football coach and former player. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1994, the St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1996, and the University of Kentucky from 2003 to 2009. Brooks' 1994 Oregon team won the Pac-10 title and played in the 1995 Rose Bowl. Brooks accepted his first head coaching position in 1977 at the University of Oregon, Oregon State's bitter rival. Brooks' first contract was a four-year deal at $32,000 per year. Brooks's teams dominated the instate rivalry with Oregon State, compiling an overall record of 14–3–1, which kept him popular during several disappointing seasons.

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Rich Brooks timeline

  1. Brooks accepted his first head coaching position in 1977 at the University of Oregon, Oregon State's bitter rival.
  2. Brooks' 1994 Oregon team won the Pac-10 title and played in the 1995 Rose Bowl.

The world when Rich Brooks was born

Rich Brooks was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rich Brooks's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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