Tommy Cooke, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tommy Cooke

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1914

Date of Death: 13-Feb-2014

Profession: farmer, Gaelic football player, hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Francis "Tommy" Cooke (16 August 1914 – 13 February 2014) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Limerick senior team. Born in Knockainey, County Limerick, Cooke first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Warrenstown College.
He made his first impression on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he joined the Limerick junior teams as a dual player.
He made his senior debut during the 1939 Oireachtas Cup.
Cooke went on to play a key role for Liimerick for a short period, and won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and one Oireachtas Cup medal.At club level Cooke played both hurling and football with a number of local clubs including Knockainey, Knockane and Bulgaden.