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Edward Crook

Middleweight

Male, Amateur
(aka Eddie Crook)
(aka Eddie Crook Jr)
(Edward Crook Jr.)
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

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