Robert H. BrooksâŚ
Brooks was also a major donor to universities in South Carolina. The Robert H. Brooks Performing Arts Center at Clemson, completed during the 1993-94 school year, was named in his honor following a large donation. He also donated $2 million to Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach in 2003 to create their first football stadium which the university named in Brooksâ childrenâs honor. He also created the Brooks Motorsports Institute, the first of its kind in the US, at Clemson University about the study of the motorsports industry in the US.