Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Samuel Cooper
- Induction:
- 1975
Samuel Cooper, raised in Bellevue, Ohio, starred in football, basketball, and track at Bellevue. After a military stint, Cooper assumed the head swimming and cross country coaching duties and served as an assistant track coach at BGSU. Cooper took over the BG swimming duties and the Falcons immediately became a swim power, winning four consecutive Ohio College Relays from 1946-50. He took a pair of Central Collegiate Conference titles in 1951 and 1952 before entering the MAC. In 17 years, he coached the Falcons to a 160-49-1 dual meet record, winning the MAC title five straight years, adding a sixth in 1962. Cooper retired in 1963, developing six All-America swimmers during his illustrious coaching career. The natatorium in the Recreation Center at BGSU is named after Cooper.
Samuel Cooper was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.
Samuel Cooper was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.
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