Super Bowl champion Chet Brooks dead at 60 after cancer battle

Chet Brooks, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers and erstwhile standout for the Texas A&M Aggies, has died, the schoolhouse announced. He was 60.

Brooks died aft a conflict with cancer. Condolences for Brooks and his household poured successful connected societal media arsenic connection of his decease emerged. Many wrote "here" connected societal media arsenic Aggies alumni are asked to bash truthful successful remembrance of those successful the pupil assemblage who person passed away.

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Defensive backmost Chet Brooks #31 of the San Francisco 49ers returns an interception during Super Bowl XXIV against the Denver Broncos astatine Louisiana Superdome connected Jan. 28, 1990 successful New Orleans, Louisiana. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Brooks was a standout antiaircraft backmost with the Aggies and was credited for coming up with the "Wrecking Crew" nickname of the defence successful the mid-1980s. He was connected the Aggies for their 3 league titles and Cotton Bowl appearances.

He earned all-conference and All-America honors during his clip with the Aggies arsenic well. He was aboriginal inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame successful 2011.

Chet Brooks #31 of the San Francisco 49ers plays defence successful a pre-season National Football League crippled against the San Diego Chargers played connected Aug. 29, 1989 astatine Candlestick Park successful San Francisco, California.  (David Madison/Getty Images)

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The 49ers selected Brooks successful the 11th circular of the 1988 draft. He played 3 seasons with the 49ers and was connected the squad erstwhile they won the Super Bowl successful the 1988 and 1989 seasons.

He played 33 vocation games from 1988 to 1990. He had 1 sack and a fumble recovery. He had 2 interceptions during the 1989 playoffs – 1 against the Minnesota Vikings and the different successful the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos.

Defensive backmost Chet Brooks #31 of the San Francisco 49ers takes down Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Bubby Brister #6 astatine Candlestick Park connected Oct. 21, 1990 successful San Francisco, California.  (George Rose/Getty Images)

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Brooks stepped distant from the crippled aft the 1990 season.

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