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| Full name | Cecil James Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1926-02-21)21 February 1926 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 2010(2010-06-14) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Lionel Cooper (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
A New South Wales representative centre, he captained and later coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League. 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.
Cooper died on 14 June 2010, at the age of 84.
References
- "Cec Cooper". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- Cec Cooper at thebulldogs.com.au
- "Cec Cooper has fractured spine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 9 April 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- "Cecil James Cooper gravesite, Rylstone, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia". Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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| Preceded byCol Geelan 1957 |
Coach Canterbury-Bankstown 1958–1959 |
Succeeded byEddie Burns 1960–1962 |
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