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'''Leroy Cook''' (born November 9, 1952 in [[Abbeville, Alabama]]) is an [[American football]] player who was a two-time All-America pick and was drafted by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]].
==Biography==
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 |year=2006}}</ref>
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