Sheldon Thurlow Cooper (March 18, 1933 – February 14, 2008) was a college and professional American football player. A tight end, he played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at the University of Maine, and played professionally in the

American Football League The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...

(AFL) as an original New York Titan in the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

through

1962 AFL season The 1962 American Football League season was the third regular season of the AFL. It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Titans of New York, Boston Patriots) and the West Divis ...

s. He was drafted in 1956 by the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, but never played in the NFL.

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* 1933 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Augusta, Maine Players of American football from Maine American football tight ends American football defensive ends Maine Black Bears football players New York Titans (AFL) players {{tightend-1930s-stub

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