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| Born | February 26, 1951 Lowell, Massachusetts |
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| Year(s) | 1975–1980 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1975 / Round: 10 / Pick: 244 | ||
| College | Connecticut, Massachusetts | ||
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| Games played | 75 | ||
| Games started | 6 | ||
| Fumble recoveries | 2 | ||
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William Morrill Cooke (born February 26, 1951) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks.[1] Listed at 6'-5" and 249 lbs,[2] he played professionally for 6 seasons and retired in 1980.[3]
Bill was born February 26, 1951 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and grew up in neighboring Chelmsford where he attended Chelmsford High School then to prep school, Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA.[4]
Cooke first played collegiate ball for the University of Connecticut, and then from 1973-1974 at University of Massachusetts Under head coach Dick MacPherson, before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 10th round of the 1975 NFL Draft.
(1974) Senior year, he was named to First Team All-Yankee Conference, and played along side with teammates; Ed McAleney, Tim Berra & Steve Schubert.[5][6]