Joe Cooper (kicker)

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Joe Cooper
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Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1960-10-30) October 30, 1960 (age 63)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Fresno (CA) Bullard
College: California
Undrafted: 1983
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Joseph Donald Cooper (born October 30, 1960) is a former American football placekicker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Oilers and New York Giants. Joe played college football at the University of California, Berkeley and attended Bullard High School in Fresno, California. He was a member of the New York Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI.

While playing in the NFL, Joe attended law school. His classmates would send him lecture notes and recordings to study. At present, Joe is a practicing attorney and partner at Cooper & Cooper LLP in California's Central Valley Area.


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