| Cec Cooper | |
| Fullname: | Cecil James Cooper |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia |
| Year1start: | 1949 |
| Year1end: | 56 |
| Appearances1: | 79 |
| Tries1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 87 |
| Teama: | Queensland |
| Yearastart: | 1955 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 1 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 2 |
| Coachyear1start: | 1958 |
| Coachyear1end: | 59 |
| Coachgames1: | 36 |
| Coachwins1: | 9 |
| Coachdraws1: | 2 |
| Coachlosses1: | 25 |
| Source: | Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero |
Cecil James Cooper (21 February 1926 – 14 June 2010) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s.[1]
A New South Wales representative, he captained and later coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.[2] He is the brother of Australian international Lionel Cooper and fellow Canterbury-Bankstown players Col Cooper and Reg Cooper. In 1953, when captain of his club, Cec Cooper suffered a fractured spine.[3]
Cooper died on 14 June 2010, at the age of 84.[4]