Johnie Cooks
Linebacker, American football player
1958 –
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Who is Johnie Cooks?
Johnie Earl Cooks is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Baltimore Colts as the second overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 251 lb. linebacker from Mississippi State University, Cooks played in ten NFL seasons from 1982-1991 for the Colts, New York Giants, and Cleveland Browns. He was a member of the Giants when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV.
Cooks was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1958
Leland - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mississippi State University
- Lived in
- Leland
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on July 23, 2013
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