Merritt Cooke Jr.
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| File:MerrittCooke.png Cooke pictured in Corks and Curls 1916, Virginia yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1884 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1967 (aged 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (1906)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1903–1906 | Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1907 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1908 | Virginia |
| 1909 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1919 | Virginia (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–0–1 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Merritt Todd Cooke Jr. (October 24, 1884 – June 7, 1967) was an American football player, coach, engineer, and banker. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia in 1908, compiling a record of 7–0–1. Cooke graduated from the University of Virginia in 1906. He had played on the football team for four years, from 1903 to 1906. In 1910, Cooke was working as an electrical engineer.[2] By 1921, Cooke had moved to Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania to work as an engineer for Baer, Cooke and Co.[3] He was working as an investment banker in Philadelphia by 1931.[4] Cooke died in 1967 after a long illness.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Orange and Blue (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Virginia | 7–0–1 | |||||||
| Virginia: | 7–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–0–1 | ||||||||
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External links
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- 1884 births
- 1967 deaths
- American electrical engineers
- American investment bankers
- Virginia Cavaliers football coaches
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
- Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
- Engineers from Virginia
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs