Atlee Alan Cockrell (born December 5, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder, presently employed as the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners. Cockrell is an alumnus of Parkwood High School and the University of Tennessee, where he was an all-American outfielder for the baseball team, and played quarterback for the football team.
Twice named first-team all state, Cockrell led Joplin, Missouri's Parkwood High ...
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Atlee Alan Cockrell (born December 5, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder, presently employed as the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners. Cockrell is an alumnus of Parkwood High School and the University of Tennessee, where he was an all-American outfielder for the baseball team, and played quarterback for the football team.
Twice named first-team all state, Cockrell led Joplin, Missouri's Parkwood High School Bears to a 31–3 record during his three years as starting quarterback. A triple threat, Alan's career statistics included not only 3,499 yards passing and 44 touchdowns as quarterback, but an additional 1,541 yards and 36 touchdowns rushing, and 154 extra points and 8 field goals as a kicker.
Cockrell led the Bears' offensive attack to an undefeated season (14–0) and the Missouri State Championship in 1980, gaining him the national attention necessary to secure a full scholarship to Tennessee.
An All-American at Tennessee, Cockrell was...
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