Bill Cooke (footballer)

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]

Bill Cooke
Cooke in 1912
Personal information
Full name William Henry Hercules Cooke
Date of birth (1883-02-14)14 February 1883
Place of birth Moonta, South Australia
Date of death 14 February 1956(1956-02-14) (aged 73)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) 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

Family

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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

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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

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He was also a boxer.[5][6]

Death

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He died, on his 73rd birthday, at Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February 1956.[7]

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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