Fred Cook (American football)
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Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
 Cook in 1977 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 1952 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Our Lady of Victory (MS) | ||||||||||||
| College | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1974: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Frederick Harrison Cook III (born April 15, 1952) is an American former professional football player. He played defensive end for the Baltimore Colts from 1974 through 1980.
Cook played high school football for Our Lady of Victory in Mississippi, and to date is the only player from that school to make it to the pro level.[1] Cook played college football for Southern Mississippi. Upon entering the university, Cook was one of the first African-Americans to play for the football program. After playing well on the freshman team, Cook was promoted to the varsity football team. He was a starter as a sophomore, ending the season with 68 tackles and 18 quarterback sacks, both school records. Graduation took apart the front line, as Cook was the lone returning starter for the 1972 season. The team only managed three wins, but Cook was still a dominant force, recording 19 sacks and 122 tackles. In 1974, his senior season, his tackles diminished, but he still lead the team in quarterback sacks.[2] Cook was third-team All-American and played in both the senior bowl and Blue-Gray games.[3]