Prayers Pouring For Mississippi Legend Johnie Cooks Who Died At 64

By | Niranjan Bhargav 7 Jul, 2023

Super Bowl champion Johnie Cooks died at the age of 64 leaving the football world in despair.

Fans are pouring prayers from all over the world. Johnie Cooks’s alma mater Mississippi State University release the official statement to tribute to their former student and the legend. The Director of Mississippi Athletics Zac Selmon said,

“Johnie Cooks is without question among the very best to ever put on the Maroon and White while also standing as one of the most decorated college football players of his era, He truly did it all in his career, from earning accolade after accolade as a Bulldog to winning a Super Bowl in the NFL. Johnie will be remembered forever in Starkville as he is cemented as an MSU legend. We extend our deepest condolences to Johnie’s family, as well as all who knew, loved, and admired him.”

Cooks was considered one of the great players at Mississippi State University, after four years in Starkville cooks went No. 2 overall in the 1982 NFL Draft

The Mississippi State family mourns the loss of all-time Bulldog great Johnie Cooks.

Cooks was an SEC football legend and among the greatest to ever represent the Maroon and White.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.https://t.co/gutVe41Rd2
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) July 7, 2023

Cooks was first drafted by the Colts Cooks went on to record 11.5 sacks in his third year with the team after moving from inside to outside linebacker. Then picked by New York Giants where he spend two years and then won his first Super Bowl with Buffalo Bills.