William "Bud" Gordon Cooper (April 14, 1913 – August 11, 1998) was an American
gridiron football player. He played
college football at
Penn State for the
Penn State Nittany Lions football
The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference, which they joined in 1993 af ...
team. After college in 1936 he became a
fullback in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
for the
Cleveland Rams
The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team that played in Cleveland from 1936 to 1945. The Rams competed in the second American Football League (AFL) for the 1936 season and the National Football League (NFL) from 1937 to 19 ...
, who the played in the
second American Football League. When the Rams moved into the NFL in 1937, and Cooper went with them. Even though the NFL confederation gave the membership to the same team owner, this NFL franchise officially became a detach entity because only four players of the team joined the NFL that was newly launched. No personnel of the team joined the NFL league. The four players were
Mike Sebastian
Michael John "Lefty" Sebastian (June 7, 1910 – June 28, 1989) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates, (later renamed the Steelers) and ...
,
Stan Pincura,
Harry Mattos, and Bud Cooper.
References
External links
Bud Cooperat Pro Football Reference.
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1913 births
1998 deaths
American football running backs
Players of American football from New York (state)
Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Cleveland Rams players
Cleveland Rams (AFL) players
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