W. T. Cook
American college football, basketball and baseball coach
About W. T. Cook
Lived 1884 – 1970 (aged 85–86). W. T. Cook was an American baseball player, basketball coach and american football player.
William Thomas Cook (January 1884 – 1970) was an American college sports coach. He was Davidson College's head football, men's basketball, baseball, and track and field coaches in the early 1900s. He compiled overall records of 5–9 (football), 0–1 (basketball), and 9–20 (baseball).
Cook, a native of Peru, Illinois, played on baseball and football teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in his early life. He eventually attended Iowa State University, playing on the school's athletic teams. Some time shortly thereafter, Cook relocated to Massachusetts where he played on a baseball team in Springfield, served as physical director at Allan's School and coached a football team in Fitchburg. After graduating from the Springfield Y.M.C.A. Training School in 1911, Cook relocated, this time to Pennsylvania to serve as physical director at another school.
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Who was W. T. Cook?
American college football, basketball and baseball coach (1884-1970)
When was W. T. Cook born?
W. T. Cook was born in 1884 in Peru.
When did W. T. Cook die?
W. T. Cook died in 1970 in Connecticut.
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W. T. Cook was a baseball player, basketball coach and american football player.
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W. T. Cook was American.
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