Bill Cooper (baseball) explained

Bill Cooper
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:February 19, 1915
Birth Place:Sumter, South Carolina
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Atlanta Black Crackers
Finalyear:1946
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William J. Cooper (February 19, 1915  - March 10, 1985), nicknamed "Flash", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Cooper attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Atlanta Black Crackers. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars, served in the US Army during World War II,[1] and finished his career in 1946 with the New York Black Yankees.[2] [3] Cooper died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1985 at age 70.

Cooper married Imogene McAtty and had 1 daughter, Sheila Cooper. He has 3 grandchildren Zenda Clinton, William Clinton and Isaac Clinton. He also has 6 great-grandchildren (as of July 2024).

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bill Cooper . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bill Cooper . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.