Marv Cook
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marv Cook
| number = 46, 85, 86, 47
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|2|24}}
| birth_place = West Branch, Iowa, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 234
| high_school = West Branch (IA){{Cite web|title=Iowa's best preps: Small town kids make good|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/130701465/?match=1&terms=%22marv%20cook%22|access-date=2024-11-25|website=The Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}
| college = Iowa
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 63
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1994}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1995}})
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pro (1991)
- 2× Pro Bowl (1991, 1992)
- Consensus All-American (1988)
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1987, 1988)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 257
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 2,190
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 13
| pfr = CookMa00
}}
Marvin Eugene Cook (born February 24, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} A 6'4", 234-lb. tight end from the University of Iowa, Cook played in seven NFL seasons from 1989 to 1995 for the Patriots, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Rams. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1991 and 1992.
In 1991, Cook was fourth in NFL receptions with 83. His 210 receptions as a Patriot put him 3rd in team history for tight ends behind Rob Gronkowski and Ben Coates.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Career high |
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!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
1989 | NWE
| 16 || 0 || 3 || 13 || 4.3 || 5 || 0 | ||||||
1990 | NWE
| 16 || 16 || 51 || 455 || 8.9 || 35 || 5 | ||||||
1991 | NWE
| 16 || 16 || 82 || 808 || 9.9 || 49 || 3 | ||||||
1992 | NWE
| 16 || 15 || 52 || 413 || 7.9 || 27 || 2 | ||||||
1993 | NWE
| 16 || 12 || 22 || 154 || 7.0 || 17 || 1 | ||||||
1994 | CHI
| 16 || 8 || 21 || 212 || 10.1 || 34 || 1 | ||||||
1995 | STL
| 16 || 9 || 26 || 135 || 5.2 || 16 || 1 | ||||||
colspan="2"| | 112 | 76 | 257 | 2,190 | 8.5 | 49 | 13 |
Coaching
From 2007 to 2021, Cook was the head football coach at Regina High School in Iowa City, where he won seven straight state titles between 2010 and 2016, as well as a state record 56 game winning streak from 2010 to 2013.K. J. Pilcher, [http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/regals-claim-sixth-straight-state-crown-20151123 "Regals claim sixth straight state crown"], The Gazette, November 23, 2015.Ryan Murken, [http://www.press-citizen.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2015/11/22/coaching-staff-boost-regina/76229532/ "Coaching staff a boost for Regina"], Iowa City Press-Citizen, November 22, 2015.
In 2010, one of Regina's 14 wins was against Class 3A's #1 Ranked team, the Solon Spartans, of the WaMaC Conference, ending Solon's 44 game winning streak.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
Regina is the conference rival of Cook's own high school, in West Branch,Rob Poggenklass, [http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?id=1557 "Marv Cook named head coach at Regina"], West Branch Times, March 7, 2007. where his football jersey is retired and in the halls at West Branch High School.
Cook announced in May 2021 that he would be resigning as Regina's head coach, his youngest son having graduated from Regina earlier that month. Cook did not specify future plans.{{Cite web|title=Marv Cook steps down as Regina football coach|url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/marv-cook-steps-down-as-regina-football-coach/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.thegazette.com|language=en-US}}
References
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{{1988 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:High school football coaches in Iowa
Category:All-American college football players
Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:Players of American football from Iowa City, Iowa
Category:People from West Branch, Iowa
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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