Phillip "Chief" Cooper was a

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player.

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Cooper was a prominent tackle for the

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team, and

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of the 1916 team.

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gave him honorable mention in 1916. He was also twice selected All-Southern. He was nominated, though not selected, for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. Cooper was from Amite, Louisiana.

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