Biography:

Sportswriter; radio host. Born– November 6, 1945, Birmingham. Parents– Barney B. and Marion N. Cook. Married– Cathie Arbo. Education– University of Alabama; University of Alabama in Birmingham; Birmingham Southern College, B.S., 1972. Worked for the Birmingham News, 1967-1970; Marietta Journal, 1973-1975; the SEC Sports Journal, 1977-1983. Writings appeared in many publications including the Sporting News, Event, and Sports Illustrated.  Host of an afternoon sports talk radio show on station WJOX for twelve years. Member Friends of Rickwood.  Inducted into Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame, 2013. Won awards from several organizations for his writing. Died July 10, 2015.

Source:

The Office of the Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference; obituary, Birmingham News, July 12, 2015.

Publication(s):

Good Wood: A Fan’s History of Rickwood Field.  Birmingham:  R. Boozer Press, 2005.

Legend in Crimson. Oxford, Miss.; Sports Yearbook Co., 1982.

The Road to No. 1. Birmingham, Ala.; The Sports Page, 1977.

Year of the Tide. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode Publishers, 1980.

Joint_Publications;

The Big Bad Book of Sports.  Sweetwater Press, 2012.