Position Attack Role Lacrosse Player Name Jeff Cook | Nationality United States Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
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Born April 28, 1960 (age 63)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. ( 1960-04-28 ) NCAA team Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | ||
Jeffrey "Jeff" Cook was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University from 1979 to 1982.
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Lacrosse career
Cook who prepped at St. Paul's School (Brooklandville, Maryland) and McDonogh School, led Johns Hopkins to a 51 and 5 record during his time there. With the Blue Jays, Cook led the team to the national titles in 1979 and 1980. He is ranked sixth all-time in Hopkin's career scoring with 219 points. Cook earned first-team All America honors two years and second-team honors while in college, as well as being named the National Collegiate Player of the Year and the National Collegiate Attackman of the Year winner in 1981.
Cook also led Hopkins to championship finals in 1981 and 1982, getting upset by UNC 14-13, Hopkins' first title game loss in the preceding four years, and losing also to North Carolina 7-5 in 1982.
Cook's six goal performance in the 14-13 finals loss to North Carolina in 1981 is especially notable. Cook had another goal disallowed because the referees did not see that Cook's shot had gone into the goal and out the other side through the net.
Cook played for USA in the 1982 Lacrosse World Championships hosted in Baltimore, Maryland.
Post-lacrosse
Cook was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2006.
Cook, the three-time All-American, died April 12, 2011.
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He was a decent guy, unlike many of his crusader classmates. He left stpauls due to an academic threat he received from a senior faculty member for choosing to no longer participate in a contact oriented fall spectator sport. That loss was mcdonogh's gain.There is no doubt that Jeff Cook and his stpauls classmate Steve Stenersen are among the greatest who ever played the game. after Jeff completed his legendary accomplishments at Hopkins he went onto law school, passed the Maryland Bar Exam and became an attorney in Baltimore. He had a natural ability to run, pivot, move and shoot.