Bill Cooke (footballer)
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Fullname
William Henry Hercules Cooke
Born
14 February 1883
Moonta, South Australia
Moonta, South Australia
Died
14 February 1956 (aged 73)
Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team
Mines Rovers
| Bill Cooke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cooke in 1912 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Hercules Cooke | ||
| Born |
14 February 1883 Moonta, South Australia | ||
| Died |
14 February 1956 (aged 73) Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Mines Rovers | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Collingwood | 1 (1) | |
|
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]
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
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
Death
He died, on his 73rd birthday, at Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February 1956.[7]
