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.
 Cooke at Maryland in 1899 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1879 Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1944 (aged 64) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1897–1899 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–4 |
Biography
editA 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
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Aggies (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Maryland | 1–4 | |||||||
| Maryland: | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "FamilySearch: Sign In". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Reveille, p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.
- ^ a b c Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914, p. 77, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.
- ^ All-Time Lettermen (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 19, University of Maryland, 2007.
- ^ Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
- ^ Bealle, pp. 30–35.
- ^ Bealle, p. 36.