Robert Bernard Cook (April 1, 1923 – October 11, 2004)
was a player in the
National Basketball League and
National Basketball Association
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. He played with the
Sheboygan Red Skins
The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season.
History Overview
The Redskins played in th ...
from 1948 to 1950. Previously, he had been drafted by the
Fort Wayne Pistons
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of the
Basketball Association of America in 1948.
He is buried with his wife, Verone, in
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he had owned a
Ford
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dealership.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
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Regular season
Playoffs
References
1923 births
2004 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Illinois
Basketball players from Illinois
Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks
Forwards (basketball)
Guards (basketball)
People from Harvard, Illinois
Sportspeople from McHenry County, Illinois
People from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Sheboygan Red Skins coaches
Sheboygan Red Skins players
Wisconsin Badgers baseball players
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players
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