Tuesday, August 25, 2015

1975 Rookie Profile: Bert Cooper

Linebacker
12th Round
Florida State
"The scouts say, 'suited for the middle ... keys and diagnoses well.' Cooper could also be used as a guard. He was a defensive end in 1972, but sat out 1973 and came back to the Seminoles as a linebacker as a senior in 1974.
Cooper won the All Southeast Lineman of the Week Award after the Florida State-Alabama game last year. He played in the American Bowl and the Blue-Grey game. Bert had a medial collateral ligament operation on his left knee in 1971 but has recovered fully.
As a senior he had 94 tackles, 92 assists, an interception (42 yards), two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal. Bert had the most playing time on the team and was a captain. He has 4.8 speed.
His parents are professors at Florida A & M and a brother coaches at Prairie View. Bert's hobbies are water skiing, guitar, photography, motorcycles and racquetball. He majored in math communications. His hometown is Tallahassee, Florida."

-The New York Jets Official 1975 Yearbook

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