Tony Brooks

Charles Anthony "Tony" Standish Brooks (born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, 25 February 1932) is a British former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 39 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 July 1956, achieving six wins, 10 podium finishes and 75 career points. He also scored the first win by a British driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught at Syracuse in a non-World Championship race.

Career

Brooks was born on 25 February 1932 in Dukinfield, Chesire. He is the son of a dental surgeon, Charles Standish Brooks, and studied the practice himself. He is also a cousin of Norman Standish Brooks, a former British Olympic swimmer. He took up racing in 1952 and drove a Healey and a Frazer Nash at club events until 1955. In that same year, Brooks drove a Formula Two Connaught at Crystal Palace and finished fourth.

Brooks claimed the first victory for a British-constructed car in a World Championship race in the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, which he shared with Sir Stirling Moss. Along with Moss, Brooks is considered one of the best drivers never to have been World Champion and both Moss and three-time World Champion Jack Brabham were known to have thought highly of his ability.

Tony Brooks (American football)

Raymond Anthony Brooks (born August 17, 1969) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.

His son, Anthony Barr played college football at UCLA, and was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

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Turning the invasive green crab into a dinner. Weymouth company unveils new product

The Providence Journal 25 Mar 2025
... on last week's column about Geraldine Brook's new book, "Memorial Days," which looks at grieving and loss after the sudden death at age 60 of Brooks' husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz..
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Wyoming Valley Women’s Club celebrates 120th anniversary

The Citizens' Voice 22 Mar 2025
Tony Books, guest speaker, was introduced by Romaine Stout. Tony Brooks is executive director of the Wilkes-Barre Preservation Society and curator of the 1793 Zebulon Butler House and serves on the Wilkes-Barre City Council.
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Avocado’s Restaurant drops lawsuit against Wilkes-Barre City Council

The Citizens' Voice 22 Mar 2025
Main St., sued council 18 days after an Oct ... Then council Chairman Bill Barrett and Councilman Mike Belusko voted in favor of a resolution approving the transfer, while council members Tony Brooks, Stan Mirin and Jessica McClay voted against it ... 8 ... ....
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Live music in Montgomery area for March 20-26

Montgomery Advertiser 19 Mar 2025
Venues or artists who would like their performances included should email Shannon Heupel at sheupel@gannett.com with "Live Music" in subject ... March 20. The Exchange ... BB King's ... Tony Mills 6.30 p.m ... Tony Brook 5-7.30 p.m., Joe Breckenridge 7.30-10 p.m.
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Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting March 21

The Morning Journal 19 Mar 2025
... 4 and 5; Aries Spears, April 11 through 13; Zach Rushing, April 17; Jess Hilarious, April 18 and 19; Tony Rock, April 25 and 26; Kenny Brooks & Gerald Huston, May 1; Bill Bellamy, June 6 through 8.
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By inviting grief in, even writing about the death of her husband, author finds solace

The Patriot Ledger 18 Mar 2025
Brooks wrote this book some three years after the sudden death of her husband, Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer prize winning author, at age 60 ... When Horwitz died, Brooks was at home in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard ... By Geraldine Brooks .
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‘Taxi’ cast reunites to celebrate Danny DeVito theater award

Lima Ohio 18 Mar 2025
Christopher Lloyd, Carol Kane, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Judd Hirsch and series co-creator James L. Brooks all posed with 80-year-old DeVito on Monday when he was honored with the Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre, according to Today.com.
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‘Law & Order’ and ‘SVU’ Set Crossover About Attacks on Marginalized Women

The Wrap 18 Mar 2025
Law & Order” and “Law & Order ... slot, the Season 5 premiere will air on NBC as well as stream on its new home on Peacock ... “Law & Order” also stars Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, Odelya Halevi, Maura Tierney and Tony Goldwyn ... .
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Wilkes-Barre council, divided on operating hours, OKs food truck rules

The Citizens' Voice 14 Mar 2025
Chairman Tony Brooks and Stan Mirin joined Jessica McClay, the primary sponsor of the legislation who researched options for the ordinance and worked with the City Attorney’s Office to develop it, voted in favor ... 27, when Barrett was absent ... 13.
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Live music in Montgomery area for March 13-19

Montgomery Advertiser 12 Mar 2025
Please include artist or band name, venue name and location, time of performance, and if admission will be charged ... David Jackson, Chris Luster & Aaron Brooks 6.30 p.m ... $15 ... Tony Mills 6.30 p.m ... Tony Brook 5-7.30 p.m., Joe Breckenridge 7.30-10 p.m.
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Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting March 14

Waurika News Journal 12 Mar 2025
... 4 and 5; Aries Spears, April 11 through 13; Zach Rushing, April 17; Jess Hilarious, April 18 and 19; Tony Rock, April 25 and 26; Kenny Brooks & Gerald Huston, May 1; Bill Bellamy, June 6 through 8.
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The cast of Taxi reunite on the red carpet of the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2025 ...

The Daily Mail 11 Mar 2025
Brooks, who looked as proud as punch while posing alongside the cast ... Brooks, Christopher Lloyd, Carol Kane, Danny DeVito, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Judd Hirsch] ... Brooks, who looked as proud as punch while posing alongside the cast.
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Leadership Northeast: Antique store planned for Zebulon Butler House

The Citizens' Voice 11 Mar 2025
At our Leadership Core Class orientation, we had the opportunity to dive deeper into Wilkes-Barre’s history through Tony Brooks of the Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society.
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My husband dropped dead in the street. We don't believe in an afterlife but the ...

The Daily Mail 08 Mar 2025
Tony Horwitz was just 60 years old - fitter than many men decades younger - when he collapsed on the street, without warning, in May 2019 ... After her husband Tony Horwitz's sudden death, Geraldine Brooks had to break the news to their two sons.
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