Tell me about Jack Kent Cooke

MeanEvilSkin · 03-23-2009, 09:57 PM

I remember reading the bio's at the time of his passing. He was truly a self-made man. He sold Encyclopedias door-to-door during the Depression. If you can make a living doing that, you're a hell of a salesman. From that, he got into the cable business at some point. That was the basis of his fortune.

70Chip · 03-23-2009, 10:10 PM

My favorite line form JKC is about the LA Kings. The reason he thought hockey would be a big success is that he read that there were something like 300,000 Canadians living in the greater L.A area. After a couple of seasons he remarked that they must have left Canada because they hated hockey.

You can download Mr. Cooke's biography here:

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - About Jack Kent Cooke

Oh yeah. Another interesting thing a lot of people don't know is that Cooke's son Ralph's first wife later married Pete Rozelle. When Rozelle gave Cooke the Lombardi trophy for SB 17 JKC said, "Do I get to keep this one?"

Note: That Wiki link about Carrie Rozelle seems to confuse Ralph Cooke with his father.

03-23-2009, 09:57 PM	#1
MeanEvilSkin Camp Scrub Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 59	Re: Tell me about Jack Kent Cooke I remember reading the bio's at the time of his passing. He was truly a self-made man. He sold Encyclopedias door-to-door during the Depression. If you can make a living doing that, you're a hell of a salesman. From that, he got into the cable business at some point. That was the basis of his fortune. __________________ Build this team through the draft, please! Starting with both lines. A dynasty is not a bad thing to shoot for!

03-23-2009, 10:10 PM	#2
70Chip Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manassas Age: 54 Posts: 3,048	Re: Tell me about Jack Kent Cooke My favorite line form JKC is about the LA Kings. The reason he thought hockey would be a big success is that he read that there were something like 300,000 Canadians living in the greater L.A area. After a couple of seasons he remarked that they must have left Canada because they hated hockey. You can download Mr. Cooke's biography here: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - About Jack Kent Cooke Oh yeah. Another interesting thing a lot of people don't know is that Cooke's son Ralph's first wife later married Pete Rozelle. When Rozelle gave Cooke the Lombardi trophy for SB 17 JKC said, "Do I get to keep this one?" Note: That Wiki link about Carrie Rozelle seems to confuse Ralph Cooke with his father. __________________ This Monkey's Gone to Heaven Last edited by 70Chip; 03-23-2009 at 10:41 PM.

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