Cec Cooper
Cecil "Cec" James Cooper (born 21 February 1926) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s.
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| Full name | Cecil James Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1926 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A New South Wales representative centre, he captained and later coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.[1] 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.[2]
References
- 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.
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