W. T. Cook

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = W. T. Cook

| image = W T Cook.png

| alt =

| caption = Cook pictured in Quips and Cranks 1913, Davidson yearbook

| birth_date = January 1884

| birth_place = Peru, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death year and age|1970|1884}}

| death_place = Connecticut, U.S.

| alma_mater = Iowa State University
Springfield College

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1912–1913

| coach_team2 = Davidson

| coach_sport3 = Basketball

| coach_years4 = 1912–1913

| coach_team4 = Davidson

| coach_sport5 = Baseball

| coach_years6 = 1913–1914

| coach_team6 = Davidson

| overall_record = 5–9 (football)
0–1 (basketball)
9–20 (baseball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

William Thomas Cook (January 1884 – 1970) was an American college sports coach.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/davidsoncollegeb19121913#page/12/mode/2up|title = Davidson College Bulletin and Catalog|year = 1913}} He was Davidson College's head football, men's basketball, baseball, and track and field coaches in the early 1900s. He compiled overall records of 5–9 (football), 0–1 (basketball), and 9–20 (baseball).{{cite web| title =Davidson College| work =Yearly Results (1910–1914)| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year=2013| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/davidson/1910-1914_yearly_results.php| accessdate = July 24, 2013}}{{cite web| title =W. T. Cook coaching record| work =College football| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/wt-cook-1.html| accessdate = July 24, 2013}}{{cite web| title =W. T. Cook coaching record| work =College basketball| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/wt-cook-1.html| accessdate = July 24, 2013}}{{cite web| title =Season of 1913| work =Quips and Cranks| publisher =Davidson College| year=1913| url =http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/antonio-sansone/quips-and-cranks---1913-volume-17-iva/page-7-quips-and-cranks---1913-volume-17-iva.shtml| accessdate =July 24, 2013}}

Cook, a native of Peru, Illinois, played on baseball and football teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in his early life. He eventually attended Iowa State University, playing on the school's athletic teams. Some time shortly thereafter, Cook relocated to Massachusetts where he played on a baseball team in Springfield, served as physical director at Allan's School and coached a football team in Fitchburg. After graduating from the Springfield Y.M.C.A. Training School in 1911, Cook relocated, this time to Pennsylvania to serve as physical director at another school.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/quipscranks1913davi#page/147/mode/1up|title = Quips and Cranks - 1913|year = 1913|publisher = Davidson College}}