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Eddie Cook (other)
Eddie Cook may refer to: * Ed Cook (basketball), Edmund "Eddie" Cook, American basketball player and coach * Eddie Cook (boxer) (born 1966), American boxer * Eddie Cook, see Prisoner characters – miscellaneous * Eddie Cook, character in ''Paris Blues'', played by Sidney Poitier * Mickey Rourke (born 1952), written several films under the name "Sir Eddie Cook" See also * Ed Cook (other) * Edward Cook (other) {{hndis, Cook, Eddie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Cook (basketball)
Edmund Charles Cook was an American basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... player and coach. He played for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team in the 1906–07 season and returned as a player in the 1907–08 season. After being declared academically ineligible, he took over as the head basketball coach for the 1907–08 season, compiling a record of 9–6. He later coached the basketball team at Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana for the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons, compiling a record of 16–9. References External links Eddie Cookat College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com * Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia, apages 134-137 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Ed Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Forwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Cook (boxer)
Eddie Cook (born December 21, 1966 in St. Louis, USA ) is a former American boxer. Boxing career Cook turned professional in 1990 and won 15 consecutive fights before tasting defeat for the first time against Filipino fighter Dadoy Andujar. On March 15, 1992, he boxed against Israel Contreras for the WBA world title and won by Knockout in the 5th round. He lost the belt in his first title defense in October of the same year to Jorge Eliecer Julio on points. He retired In 1994 after losing to future hall of famer Marco Antonio Barrera. See also *List of bantamweight boxing champions This is a list of world bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: * The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize ... External links * 1966 births Living people Boxers from St. Louis Bantamweight boxers Super-bantamweight boxers World bantamweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Characters – Miscellaneous
A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. English law "Prisoner" is a legal term for a person who is imprisoned. In section 1 of the Prison Security Act 1992, the word "prisoner" means any person for the time being in a prison as a result of any requirement imposed by a court or otherwise that he be detained in legal custody. "Prisoner" was a legal term for a person prosecuted for felony. It was not applicable to a person prosecuted for misdemeanour. The abolition of the distinction between felony and misdemeanour by section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 has rendered this distinction obsolete. Glanville Williams described as "invidious" the practice of using the term "prisoner" in reference to a person who had not been convicted. History The earliest evidence of the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Blues
''Paris Blues'' is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender. The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play music within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. ''Paris Blues'' was released in the U.S. on September 27, 1961. Plot On his way to see Wild Man Moore at the train station, Ram Bowen, a jazz musician living in Paris, encounters a newly arrived tourist name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like ''Body Heat'' (1981) and ''Diner'' (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in ''Rumble Fish'' (1983), Charlie Moran in ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984), Captain Stanley White in '' Year of the Dragon'' and John Gray in ''9½ Weeks'' (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic '' Barfly'' and the horror mystery ''Angel Heart'' (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as '' The Rainmaker'' (1997), '' Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Cook (other)
Ed Cook may refer to: * Ed Cook (American football) (1932–2007), American National Football League offensive lineman * Ed Cook (basketball), American college basketball player and coach See also * Eddie Cook (other) * Edward Cook (other) {{hndis, Cook, Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
