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{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
| image = File:Bill Clinton with Green Bay Packers team at White House.jpg
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|caption=
| caption = Brooks in 1997
| number = 87, 85
|position=[[Wide receiver]]
| position = [[Wide receiver]]
|number=87, 85
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|6|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|23}}
|birth_place=[[Greenwood, South Carolina]]
| birth_place = [[Greenwood, South Carolina]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
|draftyear=1992
| height_in = 0
|draftround=3
| weight_lb = 180
|draftpick=62
|college=[[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]]
| high_school = [[Greenwood High School (South Carolina)|Greenwood]]
| college = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
|teams=
| draftyear = 1992
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1992 NFL season|1992]]–[[1998 NFL season|1998]])
| draftround = 3
* [[Denver Broncos]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]])
| draftpick = 62
|statlabel1=[[Reception (American football)|Reception]]s
| pastteams =
|statvalue1=496
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992|1998}})
|statlabel2=Receiving yards
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})
|statvalue2=4,276
| highlights =
|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns]]
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
|statvalue3=32
|nfl=BRO166566
|pfr=B/BrooRo00
|highlights=
* [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award#PFW.2FPFWA Comeback Player of the Year award .281972.E2.80.93present.29|''PFWA'' NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (1997)
* NFL record [[99-yard pass play|99-yard touchdown reception]] (tied)
*[[Super Bowl XXXI]] champion
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of NFL Comeback Player of the Year awards#PFW/PFWA_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_award_(1972–present)|PFWA Comeback Player of the Year]] (1997)
* First Team All-South Independent(1991)
;NFL record
* [[99-yard pass play|Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards]] (tied)
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| statvalue1 = 309
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 4,276
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 32
| pfr = B/BrooRo00
}}
}}


'''Robert Darren Brooks''' (born June 23, 1970) is a former [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] who attended [[University of South Carolina]] and played for the [[Green Bay Packers]] (1992&ndash;1998) and the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{cite web
'''Robert Darren Brooks''' (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]]. Brooks played in the NFL for the [[Green Bay Packers]] (1992&ndash;1998) and the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{cite web
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|accessdate=July 15, 2010
|access-date=July 15, 2010
|title=Robert Brooks NFL & AFL Football Statistics
|title=Robert Brooks NFL & AFL Football Statistics
|work=Pro-Football Reference.com
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}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Early life==
===Early life===
Brooks started playing football in a pee wee league at the age of six. He then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High. He played running back until he reached college. In his senior year at Greenwood high school, he scored 14 touchdowns and gained over 700 yards. He was also a state champion track star in high school. He was considered one of the best track athletes in the world after winning the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 13.9 seconds at the Keebler International Prep Track and Field Invitational in June 1988.
Brooks started playing football in a pee wee league at the age of six. He then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High. He played running back until he reached college. In his senior year at Greenwood high school, he scored 14 touchdowns and gained over 700 yards. He was also a state champion track star in high school. He was considered one of the best track athletes in the world after winning the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 13.9 seconds at the Keebler International Prep Track and Field Invitational in June 1988.


===College career===
==College career==
Brooks played collegiately for the [[University of South Carolina]] (1988&ndash;1991). He was a fan favorite throughout his college career, Brooks was known for his fluid running and sure hands. He was a Freshman All-American in 1988.
Brooks played collegiately for the [[University of South Carolina]] (1988&ndash;1991). He was a fan favorite throughout his college career, Brooks was known for his fluid running and sure hands. He was a Freshman All-American in 1988.
Originally recruited as a running back, Brooks took to the field at wide receiver wearing the jersey number 49 for the Gamecocks. During the 1988 season, Brooks, then a freshman, made an exceptional over-the-shoulder [[one handed catch]] for a touchdown against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Originally recruited as a running back, Brooks took to the field at wide receiver wearing the jersey number 49 for the Gamecocks. During the 1988 season, Brooks, then a freshman, made an exceptional over-the-shoulder one-handed catch for a touchdown against the Georgia Bulldogs.


===Professional career===
==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
Brooks was drafted in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1992 NFL draft to the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1992–1998) and the Denver Broncos (2000). He led the NFL in kickoff returns in 1993 with a 26.6-yard average. He came into his own in 1995, following a career-ending injury to teammate [[Sterling Sharpe]]. That year, he led the Packers with 102 receptions and 13 touchdowns, while racking up 1,497 receiving yards, a franchise record that stood until broken by [[Jordy Nelson]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Single-Season Receiving Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/single-season-receiving.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> During the 1995 season, Brooks caught a [[99-yard pass play]] from [[Brett Favre]] during a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game against the [[Chicago Bears]] September 11, 1995. This reception currently ties the records for longest pass play from scrimmage with twelve other receivers.
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Brooks was drafted in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1992 NFL draft to the Green Bay Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Green Bay Packers (1992–1998) and the Denver Broncos (2000). He led the NFL in kickoff returns in 1993 with a 26.6-yard average. He came into his own in 1995, following a career-ending injury to teammate [[Sterling Sharpe]]. That year, he led the Packers with 102 receptions and 13 touchdowns, while racking up 1,497 receiving yards, a franchise record that stood until broken by [[Jordy Nelson]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Single-Season Receiving Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/single-season-receiving.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> During the 1995 season, Brooks caught a [[99-yard pass play]] from [[Brett Favre]] during a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game against the [[Chicago Bears]] September 11, 1995. This reception currently ties the records for longest pass play from scrimmage with twelve other receivers.


Brooks suffered a severe knee injury in week 7 of the 1996 season against the San Francisco 49ers, when Niners cornerback [[Tyronne Drakeford]] fought off a block and pulled him down tearing his [[anterior cruciate ligament]] and [[patellar tendon]] on the play. He missed the remainder of the season, and was unable to play in [[Super Bowl XXXI]]. The Packers beat the [[New England Patriots]] 35-21. Brooks vowed to return the next season, and in 1997 he won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, catching 60 passes for 1,010 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Brooks suffered a severe knee injury in week 7 of the 1996 season against the San Francisco 49ers, when Niners cornerback [[Tyronne Drakeford]] fought off a block and pulled him down tearing his [[anterior cruciate ligament]] and [[patellar tendon]] on the play. He missed the remainder of the season, and was unable to play in [[Super Bowl XXXI]]. The Packers beat the [[New England Patriots]] 35–21.<ref name="h186">{{cite web | title=Patriots Took Gamble On Defense and Paid | website=The New York Times | date=1997-01-28 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/28/sports/patriots-took-gamble-on-defense-and-paid.html | access-date=2024-11-14}}</ref> Brooks vowed to return the next season, and in 1997 he won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, catching 60 passes for 1,010 yards and 7 touchdowns.


Brooks later developed back problems as he was forced to change his running mechanics. He suffered through a painful season in 1998, and briefly retired before attempting a comeback with the Broncos in 2000. He appeared in only a handful of games in Denver, before again retiring from the NFL. He finished his career with 309 receptions, 4,276 yards, and 32 touchdowns.
Brooks later developed back problems as he was forced to change his running mechanics. He suffered through a painful season in 1998, and briefly retired before attempting a comeback with the Broncos in 2000. He appeared in only a handful of games in Denver, before again retiring from the NFL. He finished his career with 309 receptions, 4,276 yards, and 32 touchdowns. In 2007, he was inducted into the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/robert-brooks | title = Robert Brooks | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = May 23, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230523012440/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/robert-brooks | url-status = live }}</ref>


Brooks popularized the [[Lambeau Leap]] touchdown celebration.
Brooks popularized the [[Lambeau Leap]] touchdown celebration.


{{As of|2019}}'s NFL off-season, Robert Brooks held at least 3 Packers franchise records, including:
As of 2019's NFL off-season, Robert Brooks held at least 3 Packers franchise records, including:
* Most Punt Ret Yds (playoff career): 214
* Most Punt Ret Yds (playoff career): 214
* Most 100+ yard receiving games (season): 11 (1995, two in postseason)
* Most 100+ yard receiving games (season): 11 (1995, two in postseason)
* Most 100+ yard receiving games (playoffs): 3 (tied with [[Antonio Freeman]] and [[Greg Jennings]])
* Most 100+ yard receiving games (playoffs): 3 (tied with [[Antonio Freeman]] and [[Greg Jennings]])


===Post-football career===
==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''16''' || 1 || 12 || 126 || 10.5 || 18 || 1
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 14 || 0 || 20 || 180 || 9.0 || 25 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 58 || 648 || 11.2 || 35 || 4
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''102''' || '''1,497''' || 14.7 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''99''' || '''13'''
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 7 || 7 || 23 || 344 || 15.0 || 38 || 4
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 15 || 15 || 60 || 1,010 || 16.8 || 48 || 7
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 12 || 12 || 31 || 420 || 13.5 || 30 || 3
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 51 || '''17.0''' || 25 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 100 !! 67 !! 309 !! 4,276 !! 13.8 !! 99 !! 32
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 2 || 0 || 4 || 40 || 10.0 || 17 || 1
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 2 || 2 || 15 || 226 || 15.1 || 59 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''17''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''281''' || '''16.5''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''73''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''3'''
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || 7 || 73 || 10.4 || 21 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 1 || 1 || 2 || 31 || 15.5 || 24 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 11 !! 9 !! 45 !! 651 !! 14.5 !! 73 !! 4
|}

==Post-football career==
After his professional football career ended, members of Brooks family called him about going into the music industry, using the nickname “Shoo-in” which he had developed during his football-playing days. Brooks created the record label “Shoo-in 4 Life”. He also has produced two CD's entitled ''Jump'' and ''Down wit’ tha Bay''.
After his professional football career ended, members of Brooks family called him about going into the music industry, using the nickname “Shoo-in” which he had developed during his football-playing days. Brooks created the record label “Shoo-in 4 Life”. He also has produced two CD's entitled ''Jump'' and ''Down wit’ tha Bay''.
He is the wide receivers coach at Brophy College Preparatory, a high school in Phoenix Arizona.
He is the wide receivers coach at Brophy College Preparatory, a high school in Phoenix Arizona.
Brooks is now married and the father of three children &mdash; Robert, Elisha and Austin &mdash; residing in the Phoenix, AZ area. He has become the minister of Trendsetters Church at RBM Center in Phoenix.<ref name='embrace'>{{cite news
Brooks is now married and the father of three children &mdash; Robert, Elisha and Austin &mdash; residing in the Menomonie, WI area. He has become the minister of The River Of Life Church in Menomonie, WI <ref name='embrace'>{{cite news
|url=http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/20/1/
|url=http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/20/1/
|accessdate=July 5, 2010
|access-date=July 5, 2010
|title=It Didn't Take Brooks Long To Embrace Life As A Packer
|title=It Didn't Take Brooks Long To Embrace Life As A Packer
|author=Nathan Hager
|author=Nathan Hager
|date=July 20, 2006
|date=July 20, 2006
|newspaper=Packers.com (archived via [[Internet Archive]] on July 21, 2006)
|newspaper=Packers.com (archived via [[Internet Archive]] on July 21, 2006)
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060721194645/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/20/1/ |archivedate = July 21, 2006}}</ref>
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060721194645/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/20/1/ |archive-date = July 21, 2006}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060825144215/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROOKROB01 Brooks' stats]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060825144215/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROOKROB01 Brooks' stats]
*[http://www.robertbrooks.com Robert Brooks' homepage]
*[http://www.robertbrooks.com Robert Brooks' homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311033013/http://www.robertbrooks.com/ |date=March 11, 2015 }}


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Latest revision as of 03:11, 29 November 2024

This article is about the football player. For others with the same name, see Robert Brooks (disambiguation).

Robert Brooks
refer to caption
Brooks in 1997
No. 87, 85
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1970-06-23) June 23, 1970 (age 54)
Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenwood
College:South Carolina
NFL draft:1992 / round: 3 / pick: 62
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:309
Receiving yards:4,276
Touchdowns:32
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Darren Brooks (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Brooks played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers (1992–1998) and the Denver Broncos.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Brooks started playing football in a pee wee league at the age of six. He then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High. He played running back until he reached college. In his senior year at Greenwood high school, he scored 14 touchdowns and gained over 700 yards. He was also a state champion track star in high school. He was considered one of the best track athletes in the world after winning the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 13.9 seconds at the Keebler International Prep Track and Field Invitational in June 1988.

College career

[edit]

Brooks played collegiately for the University of South Carolina (1988–1991). He was a fan favorite throughout his college career, Brooks was known for his fluid running and sure hands. He was a Freshman All-American in 1988. Originally recruited as a running back, Brooks took to the field at wide receiver wearing the jersey number 49 for the Gamecocks. During the 1988 season, Brooks, then a freshman, made an exceptional over-the-shoulder one-handed catch for a touchdown against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		175 lb
(79 kg) 		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.64 s 1.65 s 2.70 s 4.18 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)

Brooks was drafted in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1992 NFL draft to the Green Bay Packers.[2] He played for the Green Bay Packers (1992–1998) and the Denver Broncos (2000). He led the NFL in kickoff returns in 1993 with a 26.6-yard average. He came into his own in 1995, following a career-ending injury to teammate Sterling Sharpe. That year, he led the Packers with 102 receptions and 13 touchdowns, while racking up 1,497 receiving yards, a franchise record that stood until broken by Jordy Nelson in 2014.[3] During the 1995 season, Brooks caught a 99-yard pass play from Brett Favre during a Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears September 11, 1995. This reception currently ties the records for longest pass play from scrimmage with twelve other receivers.

Brooks suffered a severe knee injury in week 7 of the 1996 season against the San Francisco 49ers, when Niners cornerback Tyronne Drakeford fought off a block and pulled him down tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and patellar tendon on the play. He missed the remainder of the season, and was unable to play in Super Bowl XXXI. The Packers beat the New England Patriots 35–21.[4] Brooks vowed to return the next season, and in 1997 he won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, catching 60 passes for 1,010 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Brooks later developed back problems as he was forced to change his running mechanics. He suffered through a painful season in 1998, and briefly retired before attempting a comeback with the Broncos in 2000. He appeared in only a handful of games in Denver, before again retiring from the NFL. He finished his career with 309 receptions, 4,276 yards, and 32 touchdowns. In 2007, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.[5]

Brooks popularized the Lambeau Leap touchdown celebration.

As of 2019's NFL off-season, Robert Brooks held at least 3 Packers franchise records, including:

  • Most Punt Ret Yds (playoff career): 214
  • Most 100+ yard receiving games (season): 11 (1995, two in postseason)
  • Most 100+ yard receiving games (playoffs): 3 (tied with Antonio Freeman and Greg Jennings)

NFL career statistics

[edit]
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

[edit]
Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1992 GNB 16 1 12 126 10.5 18 1
1993 GNB 14 0 20 180 9.0 25 0
1994 GNB 16 16 58 648 11.2 35 4
1995 GNB 16 16 102 1,497 14.7 99 13
1996 GNB 7 7 23 344 15.0 38 4
1997 GNB 15 15 60 1,010 16.8 48 7
1998 GNB 12 12 31 420 13.5 30 3
2000 DEN 4 0 3 51 17.0 25 0
100 67 309 4,276 13.8 99 32

Playoffs

[edit]
Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1993 GNB 2 0 4 40 10.0 17 1
1994 GNB 2 2 15 226 15.1 59 0
1995 GNB 3 3 17 281 16.5 73 3
1997 GNB 3 3 7 73 10.4 21 0
1998 GNB 1 1 2 31 15.5 24 0
11 9 45 651 14.5 73 4

Post-football career

[edit]

After his professional football career ended, members of Brooks family called him about going into the music industry, using the nickname “Shoo-in” which he had developed during his football-playing days. Brooks created the record label “Shoo-in 4 Life”. He also has produced two CD's entitled Jump and Down wit’ tha Bay. He is the wide receivers coach at Brophy College Preparatory, a high school in Phoenix Arizona. Brooks is now married and the father of three children — Robert, Elisha and Austin — residing in the Menomonie, WI area. He has become the minister of The River Of Life Church in Menomonie, WI [6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Robert Brooks NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Green Bay Packers Single-Season Receiving Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Patriots Took Gamble On Defense and Paid". The New York Times. January 28, 1997. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Christl, Cliff. "Robert Brooks". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Nathan Hager (July 20, 2006). "It Didn't Take Brooks Long To Embrace Life As A Packer". Packers.com (archived via Internet Archive on July 21, 2006). Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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