Duane Brooks will coach his 12th season at Yale in 2008, handling the defensive linemen. His coaching has consistently produced all-league players who help anchor the defense. Over the past three years, Brooks's linemen have garnered six All-Ivy honors, including all three starters on the 2007 squad. Brooks has also mentored four captains since coming to Yale. He came to Yale after serving as the coordinator of football operations at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He was the defensive end coach for Allegheny College in 1995 and had the combined role of defensive line coach and recruiting and special teams coordinator for Johnson C. Smith University in 1994. A 1987 graduate of the University of Maine, Brooks played four seasons for the Black Bears. He began his coaching career at Colby College as the defensive line mentor (1992) before going back to his alma mater in 1993 to coach the defense and serve as video coordinator. He is single and lives in New Haven. Contact Coach Brooks: duane.brooks@yale.edu

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