Josh Brooks (born May 28, 1980) is an American university sports administrator who is athletic director at the University of Georgia, and previously Millsaps College.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Georgia |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 28, 1980 Hammond, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (BS) University of Georgia (MS) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2008 | Louisiana–Monroe (director of football operations) |
| 2008–2011 | Georgia (director of football operations) |
| 2012–2014 | Georgia (associate AD) |
| 2014–2015 | Millsaps |
| 2015–2016 | Louisiana–Monroe (deputy AD) |
| 2016–2017 | Georgia (executive EAD) |
| 2018 | Georgia (deputy AD) |
| 2019–2020 | Georgia (senior deputy AD) |
| 2021–present | Georgia |
Early years and education
editJosh Brooks was born on May 28, 1980, in Hammond, Louisiana. He graduated from LSU with a degree in kinesiology and completed his master's degree in sports management at the University of Georgia.[1]
Athletic director
editMillsaps College
editAfter stints at Louisiana-Monroe and Georgia, Brooks became the athletic director at Millsaps College, a Division III school located in Jackson, Mississippi.[1]
University of Georgia
editIn 2016, Brooks went to the University of Georgia to serve as executive associate director of athletics. Over the course of the next 5 years, Brooks was promoted three times. In 2018, Brooks became a deputy athletic director, and in 2019 became the senior deputy athletic director. In 2021, following the departure of Greg McGarity, Brooks became the athletic director for the University of Georgia.[2] In his first two years as athletic director, Georgia won back-to-back national championships in football in 2021 and 2022.[3]
Personal life
editBrooks is married to his wife, Lillie, and they have three sons together: James, Jackson, and Davis.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Odum | AP, Charles. "Brooks named Georgia's full-time replacement for AD McGarity" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Reference at www.bizjournals.com".
- ^ "Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks Receives Extension an Raise from University". 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Josh Brooks - J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics - Staff Directory - University of Georgia Athletics".
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