Sport & Note

Edward Crook

Male, Amateur

(aka Eddie Crook)
(aka Eddie Crook Jr)
(Edward Crook Jr.)
Middleweight, USA, Detroit, Michigan
Born: April 19, 1929, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: July 25, 2005, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Height:
Weight: 71 - 75 kg
Stance: Orthodox

1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games middleweight gold medal

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

87 contests, won 76, lost 11

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1947
+ Mar. 20	Charles Hoomaian	Detroit, Michigan	WPTS 3
1948
Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee vs West Virginia
+ Feb. 13	A.D. Miller	Nashville, Tennessee	WPTS 3
Charleston, West Virginia, University of Charleston vs West Virginia
+ Mar. 4	Jimmy Shamblin	Charleston, West Virginia	WTKO 1
1949-1951 No activity recorded
1952
+ Feb. 17	Artie Jackson	Winnsboro, South Carolina	WTKO 1
Fort Jackson, Mississippi, Fort Jackson vs Hunter AFB
+ Mar. 5	Robert Young	Fort Jackson, Mississippi	WPTS 3
Fort Jackson, Mississippi, Fort Jackson vs Camp Lejeune
+ Mar. 12	Emanuel Britt	Fort Jackson, Mississippi	WTKO 2
Charleston, South Carolina, Southern AAU (colored) Championships
+ Mar. 28	James Stern	Charleston, South Carolina	WKO 1
+ Mar. 29	William Britton	Charleston, South Carolina	WTKO 2
Camp Gordon, Georgia, Third Army Championships 3rd place
+ May 8	Len Burnett	Camp Gordon, Georgia	WTKO 1
- May 9	Harold Coles	Camp Gordon, Georgia	LPTS 3
1953 No results recorded
1954
+ Jan. 14	Norman Salvatto	Fort Benning, Georgia	WKO 2
- Jan. 23	Leon Hall	Fort Benning, Georgia	LPTS 3
Montgomery, Alabama, District Golden Gloves winner
+ Jan. 26	Walter Gregory	Montgomery, Alabama	WKO 1
+ Jan. 27	Leon Hall	Montgomery, Alabama	WPTS
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama Golden Gloves quarter-finals
- Feb. 1	Manuel Jefferson	Montgomery, Alabama	LTKO
Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Benning vs Camp Rucker
+ Mar. 18	Taft Ellis	Fort Benning, Georgia	WPTS 3
Camp Rucker, Alabama, Camp Rucker vs Fort Benning
+ Apr. 1	Taft Ellis	Camp Rucker, Alabama	WPTS 3
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Third Army Championships winner
+ Apr. 13	William Benjamin	Fort Bragg, North Carolina	WTKO 1
+ Apr. 15	Joe Salvetto	Fort Bragg, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 17	Eugene Walden	Fort Bragg, North Carolina	WPTS 3
Fort Bliss, Texas, All-Army Championships winner
+ May 4	J.C. Johnson	Fort Bliss, Texas	WKO 2
+ May 5	Omar Darty	Fort Bliss, Texas	WPTS 3
+ May 6	Abraham Linnear	Fort Bliss, Texas	WKO 2
1955
Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Benning Championships winner
+ Jan. 13	Leon Hall	Fort Benning, Georgia	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 19	Lewis Carter	Fort Benning, Georgia	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 20	John Givens	Fort Benning, Georgia	WTKO 3
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama Golden Gloves 2nd place
+ Feb. 7	James Griggs	Montgomery, Alabama	WKO 2
+ Feb. 8	Joe Moss Jr	Montgomery, Alabama	WKO 1
- Feb. 9	Leon Hall	Montgomery, Alabama	LPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Western Golden Gloves quarter-finals
+ Mar. 1	William Finnan	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 2	Dick Stemple	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 1
- Mar. 2	Art Glass	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
Fort Stewart, Georgia, Fort Stewart vs Fort Benning dual bouts
+ Mar. 17	Richard Wesley	Fort Stewart, Georgia	WTKO 2
Fort Campbell, Tennessee, Third Army Championships quarter-finals
+ Mar. 28	Hugh Mason	Fort Campbell, Tennessee	WTKO 1
Oakland, California, All-Army Championships 2nd place
+ Apr. 12	Burris Wood	Oakland, California	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 15	Abraham Linnear	Oakland, California	WKO 2
- Apr. 16	Willie Russell	Oakland, California	LPTS 3
1956
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama Golden Gloves winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 7	Eddie Rowell	Montgomery, Alabama	WKO 2
+ Feb. 8	Joe Guy	Montgomery, Alabama	WKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Western Golden Gloves winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 28	Dennis Stettler	Chicago, Illinois	WWO
+ Feb. 28	Jim Sargent	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 3
+ Feb. 29	Ward Sullivan	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 9	Willie Russell	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 9	Willie Anderson	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 2
Fort Myer, Virginia, All-Army Championships 3rd place, 71 kg
+ Sept. 26	Nathaniel Whitt	Fort Myer, Virginia	WKO 1
- Sept. 27	Jose Torres (PUR)	Fort Myer, Virginia	LKO 2
Kansas City, Missouri, Midwest Olympic Trials winner, 71 kg
+ Oct. 4	Buster Tally	Kansas City, Missouri	WKO 1
+ Oct. 5	Bobby Christopherson	Kansas City, Missouri	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 6	Jack McCracken	Kansas City, Missouri	WTKO 2
San Francisco, California, US Olympic Trials 2nd place, 71 kg
+ Oct. 18	William Branch	San Francisco, California	WTKO 2
+ Oct. 19	Vince Ferguson	San Francisco, California	WKO 2
- Oct. 20	Jose Torres (PUR)	San Francisco, California	LPTS 3
1957
Hanau, West Germany, USAREUR Northern Regionals winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 29	John Demby	Hanau, West Germany	WKO 2
Vaihingen and Baumholder, West Germany, USAREUR 3rd place, 71 kg
+ Apr. 5	Martin Mack	Vaihingen, West Germany	WTKO 1
- Apr. 11	James Wakefield	Baumholder, West Germany	LPTS 3
Munic, West Germany, CISM Championships 3rd place, 71 kg
+ May 7	Mario Bandoria	Munich, West Germany	WPTS 3
- May 9	Lucien Fernandez	Munich, West Germany	LWO
1958 No results recorded
1959
+ Jan. 10	Willie Young	West Berlin, West Germany	WTKO 2
+ Jan. 17	Juergen Wegner	West Berlin, West Germany	WKO 2
Kaiserslautern, West Germany, Army Area Commands winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 6	Bobby Mathas	Kaiserslautern, West Germany	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 7	Fernando Estrada	Kaiserslautern, West Germany	WTKO 2
Kaiserslautern, West Germany, USAREUR Regional winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 20	Tommy Byrd	Kaiserslautern, West Germany	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 21	Booker Anderson	Kaiserslautern, West Germany	WTKO 1
Hanau, West Germany, USAREUR winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 6	Willie Young	Hanau, West Germany	WKO 2
+ Mar. 7	Martin Mack	Hanau, West Germany	WTKO 3
Fort Benning, Georgia, All-Army Championships eliminations, 71 kg
+ Mar. 24	Fred Lucero	Fort Benning, Georgia	WKO 1
+ Mar. 26	Andrew Heilman	Fort Benning, Georgia	WTKO
Fort Benning, Georgia, Interservice Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 3	Thell Torrence	Fort Benning, Georgia	WKO 2
Bologna, Italy, CISM Championships gold medal, 71 kg
+ May 9	Fathy Abdel Rahman	Bologna, Italy	WKO 1
+ May 9	Marsilio Vicari	Bologna, Italy	WTKO 3
+ May 12	Souleymane Diallo	Bologna, Italy	WTKO 3
1960
+ Jan. 16	Wesley Walker	West Berlin, West Germany	WKO 1
Nürnberg, West Germany, USAREUR Area Commands winner, 71 kg
+ Jan. 30	Bobby Andrews	Nürnberg, West Germany	WWO
+ Feb. 24	Vic Rivera	Käfertal, West Germany	WTKO 3
+ Feb. 27	Eddie Kitchen	Käfertal, West Germany	WPTS 3
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, All-Army Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 15	Eugene Hamilton	Fort Bragg, North Carolina	WPTS 3
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Interservice Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 29	Tom Davis	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	WTKO 2
San Francisco, United States, US Olympic Trials, 71 kg
+ May 18	Roosevelt Sanders	San Francisco, California	WTKO 2
- May 19	Wilbert McClure	San Francisco, California	LPTS 3
Wiesbaden, West Germany, CISM Championships gold medal, 71 kg
+ June 3	Emile Philippe	Wiesbaden, West Germany	WKO 2
+ June 4	Per Pender	Wiesbaden, West Germany	WPTS 3
+ June 5	Marsilio Vicari	Wiesbaden, West Germany	WKO 1
Crook was named as an Olympic alternate and took the place of Ray Phillips at middleweight
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games gold medal, 75 kg
+ Aug. 26	Fidel Odreman	Roma, Italy	WTKO 1
+ Aug. 30	Peter Odhiambo	Roma, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 2	Lo-Pu Chang	Roma, Italy	WTKO 3
+ Sept. 3	Ion Monea	Roma, Italy	WKO 2
+ Sept. 5	Tadeusz Walasek	Roma, Italy	WPTS 3:2

No professional record

Summary

Total bouts: 0, Won: 0 (0 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0