Larry Cook

Larry Cook (born February 12, 1939 in Fairbury, Illinois) is a scouting consultant for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Cook began his career in football as a coach at Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California in 1963. In 1975, he left Fountain Valley for California State University, Fullerton, where he accepted a position as an assistant coach on the school's football team. In 1979, he entered the St. Louis Rams' scouting department, where he stayed until joining the scouting department of the New England Patriots in 1985. In 1997, Cook was promoted to the team's director of college scouting, a position he held until becoming a regional scout in 2003. He then was named a scouting consultant in 2006.