John Zook
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 71, 63 |
| born on September 24, 1947 in Garden City , Kansas , United States | |
| died on June 6, 2020 in Wichita Kansas , United States | |
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| Active : 1969 - 1979 | |
| NFL Draft : 1969 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99 | |
| College : Kansas | |
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| Games played | 144 |
| Interceptions | 4th |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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John Eldon Zook (* 24. September 1947 in Garden City , Kansas ; † 6. June 2020 in Wichita , Kansas) was a US American football poker players on the position of the defensive ends . He played in the National Football League (NFL) for a total of eleven years .
Early years
Zook grew up in Larned , Kansas . He later attended the University of Kansas .
NFL
Zook was selected 99th in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Rams . Zook, first traded with the Philadelphia Eagles , then with the Atlanta Falcons . He stayed here for seven years. In 1973 he was elected to the Pro Bowl . For the 1976 season he moved to the St. Louis Cardinals . He stayed there for another four years before ending his professional career.
Zook scored the first ever safety for the Atlanta Falcons in the 1971 season for the franchise , which was only founded in 1966.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Longtime Atlanta Falcons DE John Zook dies at age 72 .
- ↑ John Zook .
- ↑ Former Falcons defensive end John Zook dies at 72 .
- ↑ Early Bird Report: Former Falcons defensive end John Zook dies at 72 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zook, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zook, John Eldon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Garden City , Kansas , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 2020 |
| Place of death | Wichita , Kansas , United States |