Johnny Cook (Canadian football)

American gridiron football player (1925–1986) For the NFL linebacker, see Johnie Cooks.

Johnny Cook
Career information
Date of birth	(1925-12-19)December 19, 1925
Place of birth	Lenox, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death	September 17, 1986(1986-09-17) (aged 60)
Place of death	Rome, Georgia, U.S.
CFL status	International
Position(s)	QB
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg)
US college	Georgia
NFL draft	1945 / round: 23 / pick: 233
Drafted by	Chicago Cardinals
Career history
As player
1948	Regina Roughriders

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1943)

John Homer Cook Jr. (December 19, 1925 – September 17, 1986) was an American professional football quarterback who played one season with the Regina Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1945 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia. Cook died of leukemia in 1986 at the age of 60.

References

"1945 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
"Funeral held for ex-Dog John Cook Jr". The Atlanta Constitution. September 20, 1987. p. 37. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1945 NFL draft selections
Charley Trippi Paul Collins Wally Watts Bob Dobelstein Zeke Chronister Corwin Clatt Zygmont Czarobski John Harrington Gene Meeks Bill Huber Halley Heard Bob Cowan Elmore (Buddy) Luper Solon Barnett Gordon Carver John Cannady Ben Cittadino Ralph Strayhorn John Andretich Jack Kramer Albert (Red) Cheek Fred Grant Johnny Cook Ardie McClure Hugo Norige Gene (Red) Knight Don Fambrough Garland Williams Ed Dusek Otto Payne

v t e Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterbacks
Showalter Rose Cook Belden Hartman Dobbs Tripucka Allard Adam Brodhead Ptacek Lancaster Grosscup Lane Clements Sanders Patterson Barnes Hufnagel Adams Paopao Bentrim Burgess Austin Worman Jones Rylance Mason Kemp Slack Sarkisian Burris Graves Glenn K. Smith Greene Butler Crandell Joseph Durant Bishop Jyles Dinwiddie Willy Sunseri Doege B. Smith Price Gale Bridge Collaros Fajardo Harker Dolegala Fine Harris Patterson

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