Ed Cooke (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive end, linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 3, 1935 Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 6, 2022 (aged 86) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1958 / round: 3 / pick: 29 | ||||||||
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Edward Grey Cooke (May 3, 1935 – February 6, 2022) was an American professional football defensive end and linebacker who played in both the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). In 1966, with the AFL's Miami Dolphins, he was selected to the AFL All-Star Team. Cooke played college football at Maryland and was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL draft.
Cooke also was a conference champion in the shot put and discus throw for the Maryland Terrapins track and field team.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Edward Cooke". umterps.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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