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{{Short description|American college football coach (1879–1944)}} |
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| caption = Cooke at Maryland in 1899 |
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| player_years1 = 1897–1899 |
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| player_team1 = [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] |
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| coach_years1 = 1899 |
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'''Samuel Stephen Cooke |
'''Samuel Stephen Cooke Sr.''' (August 7, 1879 – May 28, 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11694-2362-95?cc=1803967&wc=9527335|title=FamilySearch: Sign In|website=[[FamilySearch]] |accessdate=15 July 2023}}</ref> was an American [[college football]] coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]—in 1899, compiling a record of 1–4. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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A native of [[Hyattsville, Maryland]],<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/reveille1900mary#page/42/mode/2up/search/cooke ''Reveille''], p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.</ref> Cooke enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1897.<ref name=record>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wDwwAAAAYAAJ Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914], p. 77, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.</ref> He played on the [[Maryland Terrapins football|football team]] from 1897 to 1899 as a [[ |
A native of [[Hyattsville, Maryland]],<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/reveille1900mary#page/42/mode/2up/search/cooke ''Reveille''], p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.</ref> Cooke enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1897.<ref name=record>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wDwwAAAAYAAJ Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914], p. 77, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.</ref> He played on the [[Maryland Terrapins football|football team]] from 1897 to 1899 as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]].<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf All-Time Lettermen] (PDF), ''2007 Terrapin Football Record Book'', p. 19, University of Maryland, 2007.</ref><ref>Morris Allison Bealle, ''Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952'', p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.</ref> In the 1898 game against [[Western Maryland Green Terror football|Western Maryland]], Cooke performed the dubious feat of kicking a [[punt (American football)|punt]] from midfield over his head and backwards 25 yards. The opponent scored a [[touchdown]] shortly thereafter.<ref>Bealle, pp. 30–35.</ref> The following season, the team elected Cooke as captain, but he suffered a broken arm in the first game against Western Maryland. By Thanksgiving, he returned to the sport, playing for the Hyattsville town team.<ref>Bealle, p. 36.</ref> Cooke left the college before graduating and went to work for the [[Pepco|Potomac Electric Power Company]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=record/> He married Mary née Ward on March 28, 1910.<ref name=record/> |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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[[Category:19th-century players of American football]] |
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[[Category:American football fullbacks]] |
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[[Category:Maryland Terrapins football coaches]] |
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[[Category:People from Hyattsville, Maryland]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 18 July 2024
 Cooke at Maryland in 1899 | |
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | August 7, 1879 Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1944 (aged 64) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1897–1899 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–4 |
Samuel Stephen Cooke Sr. (August 7, 1879 – May 28, 1944)[1] was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University of Maryland, College Park—in 1899, compiling a record of 1–4.
Biography
[edit]A native of Hyattsville, Maryland,[2] Cooke enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1897.[3] He played on the football team from 1897 to 1899 as a fullback.[4][5] In the 1898 game against Western Maryland, Cooke performed the dubious feat of kicking a punt from midfield over his head and backwards 25 yards. The opponent scored a touchdown shortly thereafter.[6] The following season, the team elected Cooke as captain, but he suffered a broken arm in the first game against Western Maryland. By Thanksgiving, he returned to the sport, playing for the Hyattsville town team.[7] Cooke left the college before graduating and went to work for the Potomac Electric Power Company in Washington, D.C.[3] He married Mary née Ward on March 28, 1910.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Maryland Aggies (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Maryland | 1–4 | |||||||
| Maryland: | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–4 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "FamilySearch: Sign In". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Reveille, p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.
- ^ a b c Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914, p. 77, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.
- ^ All-Time Lettermen (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 19, University of Maryland, 2007.
- ^ Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
- ^ Bealle, pp. 30–35.
- ^ Bealle, p. 36.