George Edwin Cooke
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George Edwin Cooke was an American
amateur football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri
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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 all four matches as a defender. His younger brother Thomas
was also member of a bronze medal team, but he broke his leg during the first game with Galt F. C. and was replaced with Johnson
in a later three games.
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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 and died 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...
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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 all four matches as a defender. His younger brother Thomas
Thomas Cooke
This page is about the instrument maker. For other persons named Thomas Cooke, see Thomas CookeThomas Cooke was a British instrument maker based on York. He founded T. Cooke & Sons, the instrument company-Life:...
was also member of a bronze medal team, but 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.