He left professional soccer after the championship series.[6] He moved to Atlanta where he played for the Soccer City amateur club for several years. He then moved to Atlanta Datagraphic for several years.[7] In September 1989, Brooks signed with the expansion Atlanta Attack of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[8] He also served as an assistant coach to head coach Keith Tozer. In March 1990, Brooks led the team while Tozer served a game ban after being ejected from a game.[9]
In 1987, Kennesaw State University hired Brooks as the school's head soccer coach.[10] He took the team to a
7–8 record, but the school dropped the soccer program two months later. In 1992, he coached Clayton State University to an 11-5-1 record.[11]
His brother John Brooks played professionally in the United States.
^Crowds are gone, but ex-Chief still gets kicks The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution – Sunday, 14 June 1987
^Ex-Chiefs Stars Lead Amateur Soccer Squad – 10 Teams to Vie for Five Titles in National Cup The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution – Thursday, 1 June 1989
^Players Hope Attack Will Last The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution – Saturday, 16 September 1989
^SOCCER – Attack to face Wave with Tozer in stands The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution – Friday, 16 March 1990
