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{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Leroy Cook
| image =
| caption =
| number = 98
| position = [[Defensive end]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|11|9}}
| birth_place = [[Abbeville, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school =
| college = [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
| draftyear = 1976
| draftround = 10
| draftpick = 290
| pastteams =
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1976}})
| highlights =▼
▲|highlights=
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1973]])
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1975 College Football All-America Team|1975]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1974 College Football All-America Team|1974]])
* 2× First-team [[
* Alabama Team of the Century
* Team Captain (1975)
* Alabama Crimson Tide record for forced fumbles in a career (10)
* Alabama Crimson Tide record for sacks in a career (15)
* Alabama Crimson Tide record for tackles for a loss in a career (27)
}}
'''Leroy Cook''' (born November 9, 1952) is
==Early years==
Cook attended Abbeville High School, where he played football and [[basketball]]. In football, he played wide receiver until his senior year, when he was switched to [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]], because the incumbent starter decided not to play that year. He was a three-time All-Wiregrass Athletic Conference and a two-time All-state player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dothaneagle.com/sports/local/leroy-cook----a-standout-football-player-at-abbeville-alabama---/article_80f83a7a-3718-11e5-a8cc-97f68b024ef1.html|title=Leroy Cook -- a standout football player at Abbeville, Alabama -- will be inducted into Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame|publisher=Dothan Eagle|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2020}}</ref>
As a senior in 1971, he contributed to the school winning the state championship both in football and basketball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=JOHNSON |first=JON |date=2024-08-25 |title=Henry County Sports Hall of Fame inducts eight during ceremony |url=https://dothaneagle.com/sports/high-school/henry-county-sports-hall-of-fame-inducts-eight-during-ceremony/article_ac58212c-6345-11ef-a8ec-232d2c78406a.html#:~:text=Leroy%20Cook:%20As%20a%20senior,the%20Year%20as%20a%20senior. |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Dothan Eagle |language=en}}</ref>
==College career==
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Cook was selected to the Tide's Team of the Decade of the 1970s and he was also chosen to [[Sports Illustrated]]'s All-Time University of Alabama team.<ref>{{cite news|title= The All-time Alabama Team|last=Lawrence |first=Andrew |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=August 30, 2006}}</ref> Cook ended his career with 200 tackles with 27 for losses and 15 sacks. He forced 10 fumbles in 4-years which still ranks high in Alabama record books. He also blocked three kicks.
Cook was widely thought of as being a first to third round talent in the [[NFL
==Professional career==
With his professional sports career in doubt, Cook ended up being selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the tenth round (290th overall pick) of the [[1976 NFL
Because he played in college as a stand-up defensive end, he was
==Personal life==
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