Tom Brookshier

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Tom Brookshier
Date of birth	December 16, 1931 (age 75)
Place of birth	Roswell, New Mexico
Position(s)	Defensive back
College	Colorado
NFL Draft	1953 / Round 10/ Pick 117
Retired #s	Philadelphia Eagles #40
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1953-1961	Philadelphia Eagles

Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (b. December 16, 1931) is a professional American football player, coach and sportscaster.

Brookshier played high-school football in Roswell, New Mexico. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Brookshier was a 10th-round NFL draft pick. He played defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1953 to 1961, during which time the Eagles won the NFL Championship (in 1960), and he was selected for the Pro Bowl twice. Brookshier's career ended because of a compound leg fracture, sustained while making a tackle. His number (40) was retired by the Eagles.

As a lieutenant, he was a backfield coach at the United States Air Force Academy for 9 years.

He began sportscasting for WCAU-AM-FM-TV in Philadelphia in 1962, eventually becoming the station's sports director. He went on to be a football analyst with CBS Sports. In addition to many regular-season games, he broadcast three Super Bowls with Pat Summerall, and did pre- and post-game shows for four other Super Bowls. Brookshire was fired from his position due to a derogatory remark he made regarding the collective IQs of the players on the University of Louisville basketball team. He appeared in the 1977 motion picture Black Sunday as himself. In 1989 he hosted the morning show of the then nascent WIP(AM) sports format. The program was called "Breakfast with Brookshire" before he was joined by Angelo Cataldi.