Peter Cook (Australian footballer)

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Peter Cook
Personal information
Full name David Cook
Date of birth(1932-11-01)1 November 1932
Original team(s) Yallourn [1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81.5 kg (180 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1956–58 Melbourne 14 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Cook (born 1 November 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2] Known by the name Peter, his real first name was David.

Notes

  1. "Yallourn's angry with Demons". The Argus . Melbourne. 1 June 1956. p. 17. Retrieved 10 October 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 166. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.

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