Phillip Cooper

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Phillip Cooper
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Position Tackle/Guard
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Born Amite, Louisiana, U.S.
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College Louisiana State (19131916)
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Phillip "Chief" Cooper was a college football player.

College football

Cooper was a prominent tackle for the LSU Tigers football team, and captain of the 1916 team. [1] [2] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention in 1916. He was also twice selected All-Southern. [3] He was nominated, though not selected, for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. [4] Cooper was from Amite, Louisiana. [5]

References

  1. Scott Rabalais (September 15, 2008). The Fighting Tigers, 1993 2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football. LSU Press. p. 205. ISBN   9780807133705.
  2. "Cooper Heads LSU". Atlanta Constitution. December 5, 1915. p. 5.
  3. e. g. Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  4. "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
  5. LSU Football Media Guide (PDF). 2008. p. 179.