Biographical details | |
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Born | Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. | August 7, 1879
Died | May 28, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 64)
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.
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]
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 |