Phillip Cooper

For the cricketer, see Philip Cooper.
Phillip Cooper
LSU Tigers
Position Tackle/Guard
Class Graduate
Career history
College Louisiana State (19131916)
Personal information
Place of birth Amite, Louisiana
Career highlights and awards

Phillip "Chief" Cooper was a college football player.

College football

Cooper was a prominent tackle for the LSU Tigers football team, captain of the 1916 team.[1][2] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention in 1916. He was 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. The Fighting Tigers, 1993 2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football. p. 205.
  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.
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