John Zook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American ffotball defensive ends
Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1947
Place of Birth: Garden City, Kansas, United States
Profession: American football player
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John Zook
- John Eldon Zook (born September 24, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas) is a former NFL player.
- He attended and played high school football at Larned, Kansas.
- He was a defensive end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St.
- Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons.
- Zook played college football for the University of Kansas. Zook was a three-year letterman, was picked twice for all-conference honors, anchoring one of the top defensive units ever taking the field at KU.
- He was an honorable mention All-American in 1967 and was a consensus All-America honors as the Jayhawks' defensive standout on the 1968 Orange Bowl-bound team, the year KU was named No.
- 6 by the Associated Press.
- Zook had 202 total tackles during his career, putting him at No.
- 4 on KU's all-time defensive line list.
- KU Coach Pepper Rodgers said Zook "never played but full speed from snap one to snap hundred.
- He was the most full-speed player on every snap that you could imagine." He was also chosen the KU All-Time team by the Lawrence Journal-World.Zook was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 4th round (99th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.
- He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles and then by the Eagles to the Atlanta Falcons, where began his NFL career in 1969.
- Zook played 144 games in the NFL and was a Second-team All-Pro selection in 1973.
- He had been a Second-team All-NFC selection in 1972 and 1973 and was voted to the 1973 Pro Bowl.
- Zook was traded to the St.
- Louis Cardinals in 1976 and finished his career there.
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