Leroy Cook: Difference between revisions

Cook earned consensus [[All-America]] honors in [[1975 College Football All-America Team|1975]] and was a First-team All-American [[1974 College Football All-America Team|1974]]. As a freshman, in 1972, Cook made 16 tackles (three for a loss) and caused two fumbles. In 1973 he made 18 tackles and again was credited with two caused fumbles. In 1974, his first as an All-America he made 81 tackles (10 for a loss) with six of those being sacks. He was credited with two more forced fumbles and blocked three kicks. In 1975 he made 85 tackles, (14 for losses) with 9 of those sacks and caused a career-high 4 fumbles. In 1975, Cook was named SEC Player of the Year by the Atlanta Touchdown Club. He also served as team defensive captain that season. He was National Defensive Player of the Week following the [[University of Tennessee]] game in 1975, a 30-7 Tide win. He was Defensive MVP of the 1975 [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alabama Player Bios |publisher=University of Alabama Media Guide |date=2006}}</ref>

 

 

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 web |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1115662/index.htm|title= The All-time Alabama Team|last=Lawrence |first=Andrew |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=2006-08-30|accessdate= 2009-03-26}}</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.