Russell Cook (footballer)

{{short description|Australian sportsman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Russell Cook

| image =

| fullname = Russell Frederick Cook

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|9|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = South Melbourne, Victoria

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = South Melbourne Under 19s

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1975

| years1 = 1966–1975

| club1 = South Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 164 (54)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Russell Frederick Cook (born 23 September 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL. He won the Bob Skilton Medal in 1972.

He also played cricket for Victoria and in seven first-class games took 16 wickets as a left-arm fast-medium pace bowler.