Career
A junior of the Eastern Suburbs club, Coote was the father of Australian Rugby League Hall of Famer Ron Coote. A forward, Coote played in some of the great Easts" sides of the mid-thirties, highlighted by an appearance in the 1936 premiership decider. Jack Coote played 5 first grade seasons with the Sydney Roosters: 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936 and 1937.
He retired at the end of the 1937 NSWRFL season.
Jack Coote died in 1986.