Press release
Robert Brooks, Cleveland Browns Chaplain will be featured inspirational speaker at interdenominational men’s prayer breakfast 7 AM Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Bucyrus Community Hospital Cafeteria.
Robert Brooks worked for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1996-1997 in their Marketing Department, Marketing and Promotions for the University of Louisville from 1997-1999, Assistant Athletics Director at the University of Alabama Birmingham from 1999-2002 and was the Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Promotions at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay from 2002-2005 where he also taught classes in Sports Administration.
Brooks indicated that he played a role in campus ministry to student athletes at each university. Eventually meeting Ken Hasner who spent time pouring into his spiritual life and encouraged him to come on staff with Athletes in Action. About the same time Brooks received a phone call from Dave Wannstedt with the Miami Dolphins telling Brooks that he was leaving the Dolphins to take the Head Coaching Position at the University of Pittsburgh. Coach Wannstedt came to get to know Brooks through a mutual friend and wanted to know if Brooks would come to Pitt to serve as the team Chaplain. Brooks and his wife visited with Coach Wannstedt and his wife Jan for 3 days and spent time with the team. Brooks felt that it was obvious that this is where the Lord was leading them. Eventually Brooks went back to Green Bay and began the process of joining the ministry of Athletes in Action as a full-time missionary. Brooks served at Pitt for 6 years before coming to serve as Chaplain in Cleveland with the Browns.
For a personal view of Chaplain Robert Brooks – Google “Cleveland Browns Chaplain Robert Brooks YouTube”.
This prayer breakfast is open to all men and woman and is being hosted by Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Tom Gruver, Pastor. For additional information call Bill Denton at 419 562-1118.