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Bobby Cook
Personal information
Born	April 1, 1923; Harvard, Illinois
Died	October 11, 2004 (aged 81); Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Harvard (Harvard, Illinois)
College	Wisconsin (1945–1948)
BAA draft	1948: undrafted
Playing career	1948–1952
Position	Guard / forward
Number	3
Career history
As player:
1948–1952	Sheboygan Red Skins
As coach:
1951–1952	Sheboygan Red Skins
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – True (1947); Third-team All-American – Converse (1947); 2× All-Big Nine team (1947, 1949);
Career NBA statistics
Points	587 (11.5 ppg)
Assists	158 (3.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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Robert Bernard Cook (April 1, 1923 – October 11, 2004)^[1] was an American basketball player who played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League, National Basketball Association and the National Professional Basketball League. Previously, he had been drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America in 1948.^{[citation needed]}

He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin where he broke the scoring records of Johnny Kotz and Gene Englund.^[2]^[3] He was named to the All-Big Nine team as a junior and senior and led the conference in scoring in 1947 with 15.6 points per game. In 1992, he was elected to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.^[4]^[5]

During the first season of the NBA, following the merger of the NBL and BAA, Cook set the NBA single game scoring record with 44 points in a 115–92 win against the Denver Nuggets on January 12, 1950.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Personal life

He is buried with his wife, Verone, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he had owned a Ford dealership.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Sheboygan	51	.358	.790	3.1	11.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Sheboygan	3	.300	.500	2.0	3.0

References

^ ^a ^b "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. May 15, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. May 14, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. January 13, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. January 13, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. January 13, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[BRef-1] "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[2] "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. May 15, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[5] "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. May 14, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. January 13, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. January 13, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. January 13, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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+{{Infobox basketball biography
 | name = Bobby Cook
-| number = 3
+| height_ft = 5
-| position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] / [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
-| height_f t = 5
 | height_in = 10
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 | high_school = [[Harvard High School (Illinois)|Harvard]] (Harvard, Illinois)
 | college = [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]] (1945–1948)
-| debutyear = 1948
+| draft_league = BAA
-| finalyear = 1950
+| draft_year = 1948
+| career_start = 1948
-| years1 = 1948–1950
+| career_end = 1952
+| career_number = 3
+| career_position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] / [[Forward (basketball)|forward]]
+| years1 = 1948–1952
 | team1 = [[Sheboygan Red Skins]]
+| cyears1 = 1951–1952
+| cteam1 = Sheboygan Red Skins
 | highlights =
-* Second team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[True (magazine)|True]] ([[1947 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1947]])
+* Second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[True (magazine)|True]] ([[1947 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1947]])
-* Third team All-American – [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]] (1947)
+* Third-team All-American – [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]] (1947)
+*2× All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Nine]] team (1947, 1949)
 | stats_league = NBA
 | stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
-| stat1value = 587
+| stat1value = 587 (11.5 ppg)
+| stat2label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
+| stat2value = 158 (3.1 apg)
 }}
-'''Robert Bernard "Bobby" Cook''' (April 1, 1923 – October 11, 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookbo01.html|title=Bobby Cook|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref> was a player in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] and [[National Basketball Association]]. He played with the [[Sheboygan Red Skins]] from 1948 to 1950. Previously, he had been drafted by the [[Detroit Pistons|Fort Wayne Pistons]] of the [[Basketball Association of America]] in 1948.
+'''Robert Bernard Cook''' (April 1, 1923 – October 11, 2004)<ref name=BRef>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookbo01.html|title=Bobby Cook|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|accessdate=15 February 2023}}</ref> was an American basketball player who played for the [[Sheboygan Red Skins]] in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]], [[National Basketball Association]] and the [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)|National Professional Basketball League]]. Previously, he had been drafted by the [[Fort Wayne Pistons]] of the [[Basketball Association of America]] in 1948.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
+He played [[college basketball]] for the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]] where he broke the scoring records of Johnny Kotz and [[Gene Englund]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-rate-bobby-cook-top/149887659/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Sheboygan Press]] |agency=[[United Press]] |date=15 May 1948 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-bobby-cook-is-signed/149887745/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Sheboygan Press]] |date=29 June 1948 |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> He was named to the All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Nine]] team as a junior and senior and led the conference in scoring in 1947 with 15.6 points per game. In 1992, he was elected to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook |url=https://uwbadgers.com/honors/uw-athletic-hall-of-fame/robert-cook/43 |website=uwbadgers.com |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Badger Lettermen honor Cook |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-badger-lettermen/149888050/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |date=14 May 1948 |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
-He is buried with his wife, Verone, in [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]], where he had owned a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] dealership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14672921|title=Robert B. Cook|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref>
+During the first season of the NBA, following the merger of the NBL and BAA, Cook set the NBA single game scoring record with 44 points in a 115–92 win against the [[Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)|Denver Nuggets]] on January 12, 1950.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-sheboygan-scooter-sets-new/149887433/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus|The Dispatch]] |date=13 January 1950 |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-harvard-cager-sets-ne/149887472/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Daily Sentinel]] |date=13 January 1950 |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-cook-scores-44-point/149887592/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Sheboygan Press]] |date=13 January 1950 |page=8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+He is buried with his wife, Verone, in [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]], where he had owned a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] dealership.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
+==Career statistics==
+{{NBA player statistics legend}}
+===NBA===
+Source<ref name=BRef/>
+====Regular season====
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
+|-
+!Year
+!Team
+!GP
+!FG%
+!FT%
+!APG
+!PPG
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50]]
+| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season|Sheboygan]]
+|51
+|.358
+|.790
+|3.1
+|11.5
+|}
+====Playoffs====
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
+|-
+!Year
+!Team
+!GP
+!FG%
+!FT%
+!APG
+!PPG
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50]]
+| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season|Sheboygan]]
+|3
+|.300
+|.500
+|2.0
+|3.0
+|}
 ==References==
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+{{Sheboygan Red Skins coach navbox}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Cook, Bobby
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = April 1, 1923
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Harvard, Illinois]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = October 11, 2004
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]]
-}}
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+[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Basketball coaches from Illinois]]
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+[[Category:Forwards (basketball)]]
+[[Category:Guards (basketball)]]
+[[Category:People from Harvard, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from McHenry County, Illinois]]
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-[[Category:People from McHenry County, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Sheboygan Red Skins coaches]]
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+[[Category:Wisconsin Badgers baseball players]]
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+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]