The free event, culminating the week-long 4^th and 1 Football Camp, will feature Texas Longhorns broadcaster Ahmad Brooks as guest speaker. The awards program will pay tribute to former Mount Pleasant football star Chris Campbell and showcase the accomplishments of 44 area high school student-athletes who were selected for the first 4^th and 1 Football Camp.

Brooks, an Abilene native, is the current television host of the Longhorn Sports Center with Mack Brown which broadcasts nationwide and radio co-host of “Wake-Up Call” on AM 1300 the Zone.

Before establishing a successful career in broadcast, Brooks signed with the University of Texas football team in 1998 as part of Coach Mack Brown’s inaugural class. By the conclusion of his senior year, he and his fellow teammates were deemed the “winningest class in UT history” and were credited with restoring prestige and rank to the University of Texas football program. He later played three years in the National Football League as a member of both the Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints teams prior to his retirement in 2005.

While at the University of Texas, Brooks’ personal accomplishments included receiving action in 51 games and starting 27 contests while recording 182 tackles, four sacks, four interceptions, 27 pass breakups, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in four years as a Texas Longhorn. Additionally, he secured a team-high 88 tackles for #1 ranked defense in the country including a career-high 22 stops in the Big 12 Championship game against Colorado and led the Longhorns with 16 pass breakups and two interceptions in 1999.

Brooks served as Team Captain in 2001 to his fellow teammates along with Major Applewhite and DeDe Lewis and garnered several honors including All-Big 12 Mention as well as receiving the University of Texas Outstanding Senior Award for his accomplishments on and off the football field.  Brooks was a member of the Athletics Dean’s Honor Roll while also serving on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council as the Longhorn football team representative.

A graduate of Abilene High School, Brooks was a member of the Under-16 U.S. National Soccer Pool and led the Abilene Eagles football squad to their best record in decades. Brooks became Abilene High’s first Division I football signee in 11 years and the school’s first player to earn a spot in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game since 1964.

After retiring from the NFL, Brooks received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies from the University of Texas. Brooks is currently also co-owner and Chief Visionary Officer of Trinity Networks as well as an aspiring lawyer, author and on-air talent for Fox Sports Southwest.

For more information concerning all July 12-16 camp activities, please visit the 4^th and 1 Football Camp website at www.4thand1.org.