Cec Cooper
Australian former rugby league footballer (1926–2010)
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Cecil James Cooper (21 February 1926 – 14 June 2010) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s.[1]
FullnameCecil James Cooper
Born21 February 1926
Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 June 2010 (aged 84)
PositionCentre
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| Full name | Cecil James Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1926 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 2010 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Lionel Cooper (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A New South Wales representative centre, he captained and later coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.[2] He is the brother of Australian international Lionel Cooper and fellow Canterbury-Bankstown players Col Cooper and Reg Cooper. In 1953, when captain of his club, Cec Cooper suffered a fractured spine.[3]
Cooper died on 14 June 2010, at the age of 84.[4]
