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Born | Durham, North Carolina | August 4, 1904
Died | September 9, 1966 Greenville, North Carolina | (aged 62)
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 |
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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".