Elbert Cook:  

After Andrew Jackson High School, I launched a full and fulfilling life of academics, sports, military (USAF) and work. First, I attended the University of Alabama on a four-year football scholarship, where I played football for Bear Bryant and lettered three (3) years. I was very fortunate to have played on the first National Championship Team for Bear Bryant. Recently, some notable historians have stated that perhaps, the 1961 championship team was the best Alabama team (scoring 297 points while our opponents scored only 25) in the history of Alabama. Since I played on defense most of the time, this was especially meaningful to me. After completing my Masters Degree at Alabama, I entered active duty as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force during the Vietnam era. Finishing my four-year tour as a Captain, I returned to civilian life to enter graduate school, pursuing and receiving my Ph.D. in Social Psychology at North Carolina State University. In 1973 I began teaching and doing research as a professor at the University of North Ca...Expand for more