Gregory Lynn Cook was an American football quarterback who played two professional seasons, in the American Football League and later the National Football League.
11 Facts About Greg Cook
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Greg Cook lived most of his life in Chillicothe, Ohio, where he played baseball, basketball and football at Chillicothe High School.
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Greg Cook played collegiately at Cincinnati, once throwing for 554 yards in a game.
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However, in game three versus Kansas City, Greg Cook felt a pop in his right shoulder after being tackled by linebacker Jim Lynch and missed the next three games.
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The rotator cuff began deteriorating after the season; during surgery, it was revealed that Greg Cook had a partially detached biceps muscle.
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Greg Cook finished his career with 1,865 passing yards with an average of 17.4 yards per completion.
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Greg Cook threw 15 touchdowns in his career and 11 interceptions.
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Greg Cook was an art major at the University of Cincinnati, and continued to paint.
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Greg Cook had works on display in the Ohio Governor's Mansion.
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Greg Cook did some color commentary of University of Cincinnati football broadcasts in the mid-1980s.
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Greg Cook died on January 27,2012, shortly after being admitted to The Christ Hospital, a Cincinnati-area hospital, with pneumonia.