Bill Cooke (footballer)
| Bill Cooke | |||
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 Cooke in 1912 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Hercules Cooke | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 1956 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mines Rovers | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Collingwood | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Henry Hercules Cooke (14 February 1883 – 14 February 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of William James Cooke (1861-1910),[2] and Ellen Cooke (1863-1958), née Rosser, William Henry Hercules Cooke was born at Moonta, South Australia on 14 February 1883.
He married Ada Poulter (1886-1925) in 1905.
Football[edit]
Recruited from the Mines Rovers Football Club, in the Western Australian Goldfields Football League, he played in one game (1 goal) for Collingwood in the VFL, against Essendon, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 29 June 1912.[3][4]
Boxing[edit]
Death[edit]
He died, on his 73rd birthday, at Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February 1956.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 175.
- ^ Deaths: Cooke, The Kalgoorlie Miner, (Thursday, 24 February 1910), p. 4.
- ^ League Matches: Essendon (6.18) beat Collingwood (6.10), The Age, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p. 10.
- ^ Fought to the Finish, The Argus, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p. 6.
- ^ The Noble Art, The (Perth) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 31 March 1912), p. 19.
- ^ Boxing, The Winner, (Wednesday, 7 November 1917), p. 6.
- ^ Deaths: Cooke, The Argus, (Wednesday, 15 February 1956), p. 18: the death notice was inserted by the champion ex-Collingwood and ex Williamstown footballer, Ron Todd.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[edit]
- Bill Cooke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Cooke at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Cooke's profile at Collingwood Forever
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