Mike Cooley (American football)
American football player and coach
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Michael T. Cooley (c. 1927 – June 13, 1988) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1962 to 1964, compiling a record of 5–21–1. Cooley played college football at the University of Georgia from 1944 to 1947 under Wally Butts. He graduated from Georgia in 1948. Cooley died at the age of 60 on June 13, 1988, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.[1]
Cooley pictured in Epitome 1965, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1927 |
| Died | June 13, 1988 (aged 60) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1944–1947 | Georgia |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1961 | Lehigh (line) |
| 1962–1964 | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–21–1 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Engineers (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1962–1964) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Lehigh | 3–6 | 2–2 | 3rd (University) | |||||
| 1963 | Lehigh | 1–8 | 1–3 | 5th (University) | |||||
| 1964 | Lehigh | 1–7–1 | 0–3–1 | T–6th (University) | |||||
| Lehigh: | 5–21–1 | 3–8–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–21–1 | ||||||||
