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Cook in the airFormer Cincinnati Bengal and Cincinnati Bearcat quarterback Greg Cook has died after battling an illness. He was 65.
Cook was drafted by the Bengals from UC in the first round of the 1969 draft.
He led the Bengals to a 3-0 record, tearing his rotator cuff in the third game against Kansas City.
Cook missed the next three games but returned to action later in the '69 season. He totaled 11 games, passing 106-for-197 for 1854 yards with 15 TDs and 11 interceptions. But his injury later required several surgeries, beginning with the 1970 offseason, and he never was able to return to full action. He remained a member of the Bengals through 1974, but his only action after '69 was a brief appearance in one game in 1973.
His 9.411 yards per pass attempt and 17.5 yard per completion set rookie records that still stand.
He was named AFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1969 by Associated Press and United Press International.
"Greg was the single most talented player we've ever had with the Bengals," said Bengals president Mike Brown. "His career was tragically short due to the injury. Had he been able to stay healthy, I believe he would have been the player of his era in the NFL.
"Greg was a personal friend to me," Brown added. "He was a good person whose company I enjoyed over all his years as a player and after that. I feel a great loss at his passing."
At the time the Bengals drafted Cook, general manager and head coach Paul Brown said, "We believe this young man is the best quarterback prospect in the country."
Cook was from Chillicothe and left the University of Cincinnati football program with 15 outright school records and a share of two others.
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