Super Bowl: 49ers Ahmad Brooks a Former Hylton Student
The 49ers are in the Super Bowl, and Brooks' sister and a former coach remember his high school days.
This article was originally published Jan. 18, and has been updated to reflect the 49ers win in the playoffs. Now that the 49ers are in the Super Bowl, the friends and family of linebacker and former C. D. Hylton High School student Ahmad Brooks are cheering him on. "Everybody's pulling for him, that the hometown boy does good," Brooks' high school coach Bill Brown said. Brown coached at Hylton for the school's first 11 years. Football runs in Brooks' family. Brooks' dad, Perry Brooks Sr., played for the Washington Redskins, and his older brother, Perry Brooks Jr., also played for Hylton's football team. "Perry told me about Ahmad, and said, 'He's really good,'" Brown said. "I asked, 'Is he as good as you?' 'No,' Perry said. 'He's better …
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Rick Bohan
10:49 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
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