What is Mike Cockerill?
[[File:Mike Cockerill.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cockerill in 2007]] '''Michael Cockerill''' (20 November 1960 – 31 August 2017) was an Australian [[football (soccer)]] journalist. He was born in [[Adelaide]], Australia. Cockerill wrote for [[Fairfax newspapers]], [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] and formerly [[C7 Sport]]. He was also a football pundit and match commentator and appeared regularly on the football show [[Fox Sports FC]]. In 2011, he was inducted into the [[Football Hall of Fame (Australia)|Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/2011-ffa-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced/43086 |access-date=2017-09-01 |archive-date=2012-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203030034/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/2011-FFA-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-Announced/43086 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cockerill died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in Adelaide on 31 August 2017 at the age of 56.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/fairfax-media-football-columnist-michael-cockerill-dies-aged-56-20170831-gy8gxe.html Fairfax Media football columnist Michael Cockerill dies, aged 56]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockerill, Mike}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Australia]] [[Category:Australian journalists]] [[Category:Australian television presenters]] [[Category:People from Adelaide]] {{bio-stub}}