Robert H. Brooks

Robert H. Brooks
Plaque of Hooters founder Robert H. Brooks at the Keiner Plaza Hooters in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2010.
Born
Robert Howell Brooks

(1937-02-06)February 6, 1937
DiedJuly 16, 2006(2006-07-16) (aged 69)
Alma materClemson University
Occupation(s)Businessman, restaurateur, executive
Known forFounder of Naturally Fresh, Inc.
Creator of Hooters of America

Robert Howell Brooks (February 6, 1937 – July 16, 2006) was founder of Naturally Fresh, Inc. in 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia. He helped create the Hooters of America, Inc. restaurant chain that would eventually drive that company's rapid expansion in the mid–late 1990s.