William Henry Hercules Cooke (14 February 1883 – 14 February 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 175.
Family The son of William James Cooke (1861–1910),Deaths: Cooke, The Kalgoorlie Miner, (Thursday, 24 February 1910), p. 4. and Ellen Cooke (1863–1958), née Rosser, William Henry Hercules Cooke was born at Moonta, South Australia on 14 February 1883.
He married Ada Poulter (1886–1925) in 1905.
Football Recruited from the Mines Rovers Football Club, in the Western Australian Goldfields Football League, he played in one game (1 goal) for Collingwood in the VFL, against Essendon, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 29 June 1912.League Matches: Essendon (6.18) beat Collingwood (6.10), The Age, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p. 10.Fought to the Finish, The Argus, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p. 6.
Boxing He was also a boxer.The Noble Art, The (Perth) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 31 March 1912), p. 19.Boxing, The Winner, (Wednesday, 7 November 1917), p. 6.
Death He died, on his 73rd birthday, at Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February 1956.Deaths: Cooke, The Argus, (Wednesday, 15 February 1956), p. 18: the death notice was inserted by the champion ex-Collingwood and ex Williamstown footballer, Ron Todd.
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Bill Cooke's profile at Collingwood Forever