Jack Cobb

Jack Cobb
Personal information
Born	August 4, 1904; Durham, North Carolina
Died	September 9, 1966 (aged 62); Greenville, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodberry Forest; (Woodberry Forest, Virginia)
College	North Carolina (1923–1926)
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
	3× Consensus All-American (1924–1926); 3× All-Southern (1924–1926); National player of the year (1926); Helms national champion (1924); Jersey retired by North Carolina Tar Heels;

John Blackwell "Sprat" Cobb (August 4, 1904 – September 9, 1966) was an American college basketball player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cobb is one of eight Tar Heels basketball players who have had their jersey retired, and was nicknamed "Mr. Basketball".

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