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Charles Robert Brookins Season HOF

SportMen's Track & Field
Year Inducted1990

Years Lettered: 1922-24

World record holder of 40 yard dash in 1922, 220 yard low hurdles in 1923, and 400 meter hurdles in 1924; member of Olympic team at 1924 Paris Games; NCAA champion in 220 yard low hurdles in 1923, 25; NAAU champion in 1923, 24; Big Ten champion in 50 yard dash in 1922; captain of track team in 1924; and first Iowa athlete to hold a world record.