Boxing out of Detroit, Crook was an Olympic gold medalist for the United States at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, in the 165 pound class. Crook defeated Tadeusz Walasek of Poland in the gold medal match by 3-2 decision. Reportedly he was the only Army boxer to ever win an Olympic gold medal. He had no professional career.
1960 Olympic resultsedit
Below is the record of Eddie Crook, Jr., an American middleweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:
Round of 32: defeated Fidel Odreman (Venezuela) by a first-round knockout
Round of 16: defeated Peter Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
Quarterfinal: defeated Chang Lo-pu (Formosa) by a third-round knockout
Semifinal: defeated Ion Monea (Romania) by a second-round knockout
Final: defeated Tadeusz Walasek (Poland) by decision, 3-2 (won gold medal)
Life after boxingedit
After winning his gold medal, Crook served two tours in the Vietnam War as a command sergeant major in the U.S. Army. He received two Purple Hearts, a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and an Air Medal[1] and was a boxing coach at Fort Benning, Georgia. Crook was quarterback of the Berlin Bears, earning All-Army honors and named "Most Valuable Player." He earned a degree in Business Management from Troy State University.[2] Crook then served as ROTC Instructor at Alcorn State in Mississippi.
^ ab"Crook, Fannie M". Army Cemeteries Explorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
^ ab"CSM Edward Crook Jr". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. July 28, 2005. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
^"Fannie R. Crook". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. July 7, 2016. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
External linksedit
AP obituary via Yahoo!
January 01, 1970
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