Roscoe Cook, Jr. (March 2, 1939 – December 30, 2011) was an educator and held three world records in track. Cook attended San Diego High, where he set numerous track and field records and was a member of the school's 1955 national championship football team. He attended the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the Oregon Ducks track and field team. In 1959 at Modesto Junior College Cook tied the world record in the 100 yards at 9.3 seconds, and in the process beat Olympic Champion Bobby Morrow and Ray Norton, who had previously run a 9.3. He also twice tied the world record of 6.0 seconds in the in 1959 and 1960. In 1959 Cook was the Pacific Coast Conference champion at 100 yards (9.5 seconds) and 220 yards (21.0 seconds), and earned named an All-American for the 100 yards at th