Bill Cooke (footballer)

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).

Family
The son of William James Cooke (1861-1910), 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
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.

Boxing
He was also a boxer.

Death
He died, on his 73rd birthday, at Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February 1956.