Johnie Cooks Autographs
Johnie Earl Cooks (November 23, 1958 – July 6, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Cooks was selected by the Baltimore Colts as the second overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft. He played from 1982 to 1991 for the Colts, New York Giants, and Cleveland Browns. He was a member of the Giants when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 20–19 in Super Bowl XXV. Cooks played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Johnie Cooks was born on November 23, 1958, in Leland, Mississippi. Cooks was one of nine children and the son of a sharecropper. He was given his first opportunity to play football after his mother borrowed five dollars from her land owner to pay for his physical. At Leland High School, Cooks starred on the football team, basketball team, baseball team, and competed on the track and field team.
On the football team, Cooks played both offensive and defensive line. As a senior, he was named to the 1976 All-Delta Conference team and earned a spot on the 1977 Mississippi High School All-Star game. Representing the North team, he was switched to linebacker and led the game in tackling with seven tackles and six assists.
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Traded items with a signature of Johnie Cooks
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnie Cooks (Johnie Cooks Baltimore Colts Autographed 1983 Topps Signed Card #210 MISS STATE) was sold in April 2025 for $19.99 while the cheapest item (Autographed 1985 Topps Johnie Cooks - Colts) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2010 with an average selling price of $1.75 for an autographed item of Johnie Cooks. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $19.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Johnie Cooks is worth $6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnie Cooks were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1983 Johnie Cooks Auto BALTIMORE COLTS '83 Topps Card Signed | $1.49 |  |
| 1983 TOPPS RC JOHNIE COOKS AUTOGRAPH AUTO #210 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | $9.95 | |
| 1985 TOPPS JOHNIE COOKS AUTOGRAPH AUTO #260 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | $8.95 | |
| 1985 TOPPS JOHNIE COOKS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED AUTO #260 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | $8.95 | |
| 1985 TOPPS JOHNIE COOKS INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ON CARD AUTO SIGNED CARD #260 | $2.99 | |
| Autographed Johnie Cooks 1983 Topps Card(Colts) | $4.00 | |
| JOHNIE COOKS - Signed/Autographed - 1983 Topps Card #210 - Indianapolis Colts | $8.00 | |
| JOHNIE COOKS Autograph 1985 Topps--Indianapolis Colts | $1.49 | |
| Johnie Cooks Autograph Signed 1985 Topps Indianapolis Colts | $2.50 | |
| Johnie Cooks autograph signed 8 x 10 inch photo COLTS | $14.99 | |
| JOHNIE COOKS AUTOGRAPHED 1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL ROOKIE CARD # 210 BALTIMORE COLTS | $16.10 | |
| JOHNIE COOKS Autographed Signed 1991 Hoby card MSU Mississippi State Bulldogs | $15.00 | |
| Johnie Cooks Baltimore Colts Autographed 1983 Topps Signed Card #210 MISS STATE | $19.99 | |
| Johnie Cooks Signed 1985 Topps - Colts, Mississippi State - Autographed | $3.98 | |
| Johnie Cooks Signed 1985 Topps - Colts, Mississippi State - Autographed | $1.99 | |
Latest News about Johnie Cooks
Johnie Cooks, former Super Bowl champion and Mississippi State star, dies at 64 (07/07/2023): The linebacker went No. 2 overall to the Colts in the 1982 NFL Draft 
Former Giants LB Johnie Cooks passes away at 64 (07/07/2023): Former New York Giants LB Johnie Cooks passed away at 64. Former NFL linebacker Johnie Cooks dies at 64 (07/06/2023): Former NFL linebacker Johnie Cooks died Thursday, Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed on social media.
