Biographical details | |
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Born | January 1, 1864 |
Died | 1936 Marietta, Ohio | (aged 72–73)
Playing career | |
1885–1889 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1893 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–4 (.429) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) |
William J. "Yup" Cook (1864 – 1936) was an American football player and coach. Cook served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1893 season compiling a career coaching record of 3–4.
Playing career
editCook played football for the Princeton Tigers from 1885 to 1889. While at Princeton,
Coaching career
editNorth Carolina
editCook was the head football coach at North Carolina for the 1893 season. He was the school's first full-time coach, and
Princeton
editLater life and death
editDeath
editHead coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
1893 | North Carolina | 3–4 | |||||||
North Carolina: | 3–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 3–4 |
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Category:1863 births Category:1941 deaths Category:19th-century players of American football Category:American football tackles Category:Kansas Jayhawks football coaches Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches Category:Princeton Tigers football players Category:All-American college football players Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees Category:People from Hobart, New York Category:Players of American football from New York (state) Category:People from Lawrence, Kansas Category:People from Spring Hill, Kansas