Dane Cook

Position:
Free Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
186
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Eaton, Ind.
High School:
Delta

2008 (So.): Played in six games, including the Mid-American Conference Championship Game . . . earned first letter . . . career high three tackles vs. Northern Illinois.

2007 (Fr.): Did not seed action.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Grant Zgunda . . . Football: Helped the Eagles to a 12-2 record as a senior and a 39-8 mark in his career . . . helped Delta to an 8-0 mark in the Hoosier Heritage Conference as a senior . . . managed 93 tackles and four interceptions plus rushed for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior . . . all-state, all-conference and all-area as a senior . . . managed 337 tackles and 12 interceptions in his career . . . Track: Also lettered four seasons in track while competing in the sprints . . . earned a sectional title in the 100-meter dash as a junior.

Personal: Son of Ron and Lisa Cook . . . one sister . . . grandfather, Ralph Cook, lettered in football and track at Ball State from 1953-55 and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams . . . managed a 3.588 last spring . . . owns a 3.317 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale. . . born March 4, 1987, in Muncie, Ind. . . . full name is Dane Edward Cook.