Bret Cooper (born December 16, 1970) is a former
American football
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player who played twelve seasons in the
Arena Football League
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(AFL) with the
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...
,
Memphis Pharaohs
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* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
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* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
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,
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
,
Orlando Predators
The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played its ...
,
Buffalo Destroyers and
Georgia Force
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. He played
college football
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at the
University of Central Florida
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and attended
Miami Killian High School
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Miami Killi ...
in
Miami, Florida
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.
Professional career
Cooper played for the
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...
of the AFL in 1994.
He played for the AFL's
Memphis Pharaohs
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memphis ...
from 1995 to 1996.
He played for the
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
of the AFL in 1997.
Cooper played for the
Orlando Predators
The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played its ...
of the AFL from 1998 to 2001, earning First Team
All-Arena honors in 2000. He was released by the Predators on November 15, 2001.
He signed with the AFL's
Buffalo Destroyers on January 24, 2002. Cooper was released by the Destroyers on March 4, 2003. He was signed by the
Georgia Force
The Georgia Force was an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States (part of suburban Atlanta) that played in the South Division of the American Conference. The team was owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Je ...
of the AFL on March 13, 2003.
He signed with the Orlando Predators on October 22, 2003.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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Living people
1970 births
Players of American football from Miami
American football wide receivers
American football defensive backs
UCF Knights football players
Tampa Bay Storm players
Memphis Pharaohs players
San Jose SaberCats players
Orlando Predators players
Buffalo Destroyers players
Georgia Force players
Miami Killian Senior High School alumni