S. S. Cooke

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.

S. S. Cooke
Cooke at Maryland in 1899
Biographical details
Born(1879-08-07)August 7, 1879
Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1944(1944-05-28) (aged 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1897–1899Maryland
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall1–4

Biography

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]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Maryland Aggies (Independent) (1899)
1899 Maryland 1–4
Maryland: 1–4
Total:1–4

References
  1. "FamilySearch: Sign In". FamilySearch. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. Reveille, p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.
  3. Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914, p. 77, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.
  4. All-Time Lettermen (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 19, University of Maryland, 2007.
  5. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
  6. Bealle, pp. 30–35.
  7. Bealle, p. 36.
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