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Brooks has donated much of his money to charity. In addition Brooks donated $1,000 for every tackle he made against the Seahawks (10) which was a total of $10,000. Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship foundation in the Tampa Bay area. He has taken local youngsters across the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first hand experience, or a "mobile classroom." Brooks also headed the founding of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa.
Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education. He was the co-recipient of the 2000 '''[[Wikipedia:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award|Walter Payton''' Man of the Year Award ]], (with '''Jim Flanigan''') and was named to the FSU Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]].
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