Dan Cook Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Dan Cook is an American writer and journalist who was born on August 12, 1926 in Houston, Texas. He is best known for his work as a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and for his books, including "The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense" and "The Texas Rangers: The Real Story". Cook attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in journalism. After college, he worked as a reporter for the Houston Chronicle, where he wrote a column for more than 30 years. He also wrote for the Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News. Cook has written several books, including "The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense" and "The Texas Rangers: The Real Story". He has also written several books about the history of Texas, including "Texas: A History" and "Texas: The Lone Star State". Cook is 82 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He is married and has two children.

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Cook died on the night of July 3, 2008, after a long illness.

On March 1, 1996, Cook was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame for his work as a columnist and a broadcaster.

In 1976, Ralph Carpenter of Texas Tech invented "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings". The phrase became common use after Cook and Dick Motta used it during the 1978 NBA playoffs.

After beginning his sports writing career at the Houston Post, Cook worked at the San Antonio Express-News from August 14, 1952, until he retired on August 3, 2003. In early 1956, he first made national headlines when, acting on a tip, he confronted a suspect in a Houston robbery and in the process wound up himself arrested and charged with armed robbery. (He would later be exonerated when the suspect confessed to the original crime.) Cook wrote his first sports column for the San Antonio Express-News on November 29, 1956. During his newspaper career, he became in charge of editing the sports column in 1960 and held this role until 1975. Outside of the Express-News, Cook continued his sports career on the radio and television.

Daniel John Cook Jr. (August 12, 1926 – July 3, 2008) was a sports writer for the San Antonio Express-News for 51 years. He is most notable for making the phrase "the opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" into common use. Described as a "sports icon", Cook started working at KENS in 1956 and continued to work at the television station until 2000. For most of these years, the TV station was owned by the San Antonio Express-News.