Merritt Todd Cooke Jr. (October 24, 1884 – June 7, 1967) was an American football player, coach, engineer, and banker.

He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia in 1908, compiling a record of 7–0–1.

In 1910, Cooke was working as an electrical engineer.

[2] By 1921, Cooke had moved to Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania to work as an engineer for Baer, Cooke and Co.[3] He was working as an investment banker in Philadelphia by 1931.

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