Lewis Cook (Canadian football)

Lewis Cook
Date of birth	December 5, 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	DB
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
US college	Arizona Western Junior College; University of Idaho
High school	Tucson (AZ)
Career history
As player
1970	Montreal Alouettes
1972–73	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1974	Detroit Wheels
1975	Montreal Alouettes
1976	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1977	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1977	Montreal Alouettes
1977	Toronto Argonauts
Awards	1975 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Honours	1970 - Grey Cup Champion

Lewis E. Cook (born December 5, 1946) is a former award-winning defensive back in the Canadian Football League.

A graduate of University of Idaho, Cook came to Canada to play professional football, having a well traveled career. He began with the Montreal Alouettes, playing 3 games in 1970 (and 21 total regular season games for the Larks)^[1] He then moved to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1972 for 2 seasons, his best being his first when he intercepted 6 passes and returned one for a touchdown.^[2] He then played one season in the short lived World Football League with the Detroit Wheels.^[3] He again played for the Montreal Alouettes in 1975, returning a punt 98 yards for a TD and winning the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award in a losing cause against the Edmonton Eskimos. He played 1976 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, rejoined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1977, but was traded to the Als yet again, and finished his career with 2 games for the Toronto Argonauts.^[4] He had 14 interceptions during his career.^[5]

References

^ Montreal Alouettes All-Time Roster
^ 1972 CFL Record Book
^ 1974 Detroit Wheels Roster
^ 2009 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide
^ "Lewis Cook Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.