Bill Cooper (baseball)

Bill Cooper
Bill Cooper
	Catcher
	Born: February 19, 1915; Sumter, South Carolina
	Died: March 10, 1985 (aged 70); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Atlanta Black Crackers (1937–1938); Indianapolis ABCs (1939); Philadelphia Stars (1939–1942); New York Black Yankees (1941, 1946);

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.

References

"Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Bill Cooper". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Bill Cooper". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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