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{{Short description|American basketball player (1955–2008)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Norm Cook
| image           =
| width           =
| caption         =
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 8
| weight_lb       = 210
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1955|03|2}}
| birth_place     = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2008|12|22|1955|03|21}}
| death_place     = [[Lincoln, Illinois]]
| nationality     = American
| high_school     = [[Lincoln Community High School|Lincoln]] (Lincoln, Illinois)
| college         = [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] (1973–1976)
| draft_year      = 1976
| draft_round     = 1
| draft_pick      = 16
| draft_team      = [[Boston Celtics]]
| career_start    = 1976
| career_end      = 1980
| career_number   = 52, 30
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1976|full=y}}
| team1           = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1978|start}}
| team2           = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years3          = 1979–1980
| team3           = [[Basketball Oud-Beijerland]]
| highlights      =
* First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] (1976)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[Basketball at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[United States national basketball team|Team competition]]}}
}}
'''Norman Cook''' (March 21, 1955 – December 22, 2008<ref name=sj-r>Justin Tierney. "[https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/2008/12/24/lincoln-high-legend-norman-cook/44259158007/ Lincoln High legend Norman Cook dies]". ''State Journal-Register''. December 23, 2008.</ref>) was an American [[basketball]] player.
A 6'8" forward from [[Lincoln Community High School]] in [[Lincoln, Illinois]], Cook played basketball at the [[University of Kansas]] from 1973 to 1976. He was named the [[Big Eight Conference]]'s Freshman of the Year in 1974 after averaging 11.4 points per game and helping the [[Kansas Jayhawks]] reach the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]]. Cook left the University of Kansas after his junior season to make himself eligible for the [[1976 NBA draft]], where he was selected by the [[Boston Celtics]].<ref name=KC>"[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/953845.html Former Kansas basketball star Norm Cook dies]". ''Kansas City Star''. December 26, 2008.</ref> He appeared in 27 games over two seasons with the Celtics and [[Denver Nuggets]], averaging 2.4 points per game.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookno01.html Norm Cook]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2008.</ref>
Cook was haunted by bouts of [[mental illness]].<ref name=sj-r/>  Cook's son, [[Brian Cook (basketball)|Brian Cook]], has played for several NBA teams.<ref name=KC/>
==References==
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{{United States Men Basketball Squad 1975 Pan American Games}}
{{1976 NBA draft}}
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[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands]]
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[[Category:Denver Nuggets players]]
[[Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball]]
[[Category:Power forwards]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
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