User:Jamesleegilbert/sandbox
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1864 |
| Died | 1936 (aged 72–73) Marietta, Ohio |
| 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[edit]
Cook played football for the Princeton Tigers from 1885 to 1889. While at Princeton,
Coaching career[edit]
North Carolina[edit]
Cook was the head football coach at North Carolina for the 1893 season. He was the school's first full-time coach, and
Princeton[edit]
Later life and death[edit]
Death[edit]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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