Richard W. Cook

Richard Cook served as a team manager for the state and national champion Thomasville Bulldog football team in 1974 & 75. He played baseball and basketball for the Bulldogs.

Owner of Cook Real Estate & Realty locally, Cook has had extensive involvement in area causes and organizations. He served in the Thomasville Jaycees, earning Jaycee of the Year and serving as past president. In 1987, he became a Junior Chamber International Senator, which is the highest award available to Jaycees. Cook was a member of the board of directors of the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Cook has also actively served as part of the Lions Club, where he was a past president, and the Thomasville Exchange Club, where he has served as president since 1997.

He continued his support of local athletics through his involvement as an official, officiating area football games for over a decade. For his alma mater, Cook has been a part of the Bulldog football chain crew since 1983 and has assisted in organizing several reunions of football teams, including the 1973 state champions. He also served on the committee for the 100 years of football celebration for the Thomasville High football in 2013.

He is married to Mary, and they have two daughters, Madison and Camille.