Thomas Cooke (footballer)
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Thomas Joseph Cooke (August 22, 1885 – July 15, 1964) was an American
amateur football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He was born in St. Louis, Missouri
and died in New Rochelle, New York
.
In 1904 he was a member of the St. Rose Parish team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. He played one match as a forward. He broke his leg during the first game with Galt F. C. and was replaced with Johnson
in a later three games. His older brother George
was also member of a bronze medal team.
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amateur football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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He was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and died in New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
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In 1904 he was a member of the St. Rose Parish team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. He played one match as a forward. He broke his leg during the first game with Galt F. C. and was replaced with Johnson
Johnson (footballer)
Johnson was an American amateur football player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was a member of the St. Rose Parish team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. He played in three of the four matches.-External links:*...
in a later three games. His older brother George
George Edwin Cooke
George Edwin Cooke was an American amateur football player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri....
was also member of a bronze medal team.