Bill Cooke (defensive end)
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| Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 26, 1951 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Worcester (MA) Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Massachusetts | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 10 / pick: 244 | ||||||||
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William Morrill Cooke (born February 26, 1951) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks.[1] Listed at 6'-5" and 249 lbs,[2] he played professionally for 6 seasons and retired in 1980.[3]
Early years
[edit]Bill was born February 26, 1951, in Lowell, Massachusetts, and grew up in neighboring Chelmsford where he attended Chelmsford High School and then Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA.[4]
College years
[edit]Cooke first played collegiate ball for the University of Connecticut, and then from 1973 to 1974 at University of Massachusetts Amherst Under head coach Dick MacPherson, before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 10th round of the 1975 NFL draft.
(1974) Senior year, he was named to First-team All-Yankee Conference, and played alongside teammates; Ed McAleney, Tim Berra & Steve Schubert.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Packers.com - Bill Cooke". Packers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Bill Cooke Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bill Cooke Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ http://www.proplayerconnect.com/athlete/profile/355 [dead link]
- ^ "Massachusetts Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "2006 UMass Football-All Time History"
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