Mike Cook

Michael George Cook Sr. (April 16, 1938 – May 25, 2021) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Lees–McRae College from 1971 to 1974.

Coaching career Cook began his coaching career as an assistant at Flat Creek High School. After three seasons he was hired as a graduate assistant for Appalachian State. In 1970, he served as the offensive line coach at Lees–McRae under head coach Jim Osborne.

In 1971, Cook was promoted to head football coach. In four seasons, he led the team to an overall record of 22–14–1 and was named Coastal Football Conference (CFC) Coach of the Year in 1974. He resigned to accept an assistant coach position at Wake Forest. After a 1–10 season in 1977, Cook was fired alongside the rest of the staff. He was then hired as the head football coach and athletic director for Madison High School. In 1983, he was hired as the head football coach for Charles D. Owen High School.

Cook and his wife, Sandra, had three children together. He died on May 25, 2021, in his home in Fletcher, North Carolina.

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