Florida Gridiron legend Derrick Brooks has been inducted into the National Federation of State High School Hall of Fame.

Brooks will be one of 12 players to inducted into the 2019 Hall of Fame class, and one of 482 total players to be in the NFHS Hall of Fame, since it's start in 1982.

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DERRICK BROOKS

(Florida State University Seminoles, Pensacola Booker T. Washington HS)



Arguably Florida State's best defensive player, Derrick Brooks and his vaunted defense, coupled with Heisman trophy winner Charlie Ward, led the Seminoles to their 1st National Championship. Brooks had an outstanding 4-year career at Florida State, amassing 274 tackles, 5 INT, and 8.5 sacks.

--2x Consensus All-American (1993, 1994)
--ACC Player of the Year (1994)
--ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
--3x First-Team All-ACC (1992, 1993, 1994)
--Academic All-American
--3X Academic All-ACC
--Seminoles have retired Brooks' number #10 jersey
--MVP of the Senior Bowl

Graduating out of Pensacola Washington HS, Brooks, the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year, also carried a 3.8 GPA. He continued his excellence in the classroom at Florida State, being named an Academic All-American as a student-athlete in Tallahassee.

Brooks is the 6th Seminole to be elected in the College Hall of Fame (Fred "Freddie B" Biletnikoff, Ron Sellers, Ron Simmons, Deion Sanders, Charlie Ward)


WATCH: Derrick Brooks FSU Highlights

At PENSACOLA WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Graduating out of Pensacola's Booker T. Washington HS, Brooks was crowned the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year, as a LB/SS. Brooks led his Tornadoes to the State Semifinals his senior. Brooks is part of the FHSAA All-Century Team, comprised of the only 33 players in the the last 100 years of Florida's history of high school football.

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