John Cook (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Thomas Cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Thomas Cook (born 1941) is an Australian former rugby league player from Newcastle, New South Wales.
Early career
He played soccer in his early life and represented New South Wales at under 16 level winning the national championship in 1956.[1] He also won a national championship in Junior Surf Boats for Swansea Caves Beach Surf Life Saving club.[2]
Rugby league
Cook started his first grade career at the Lakes United in Newcastle.[3] He remained there for two seasons and then joined Newtown Jets in 1979. Unable to break into first grade, he moved to South Sydney Rabbitohs for two seasons between 1980 and 1981, playing 2 first grade games[4] and 22 reserve grade games.[5] He retired at 39 after the 1981 season.[6]
Personal life
Cook is the father of former race car driver Brendon Cook.
References
- ↑ "Australian Football | School Sport Australia". Schoolsport.edu.au. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ↑ "Our Surf Boat History | Caves Beach SLSC". Cavesslsc.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ↑ "Lakes United history 1977-78". Lakes United Seagulls. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "John Cook - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ↑ "South Sydney players stats / John Cook Statistics - rabbitohs.com.au" (PDF). Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ↑ "Rugby League Tables / John Cook Statistics". Afltables.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.