Johnie Cooks, a Giants Super Bowl winner has passed away at age 64.
Cooks was a linebacker who starred at Mississippi State before going on to a 10-year NFL career.
Cooks played for the Giants, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, and Cleveland Browns during his career.
“When you think of Mississippi State Football, you think of legends like Johnie Cooks,” Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett wrote on Twitter. “The Bulldog Family lost an all-time great today. On behalf of our program, we extend our condolences to the Cooks family.”
A cause of death was not announced.
Source: The New York Post
