| Birth: | Sep. 29, 1926
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Feb. 5, 1984
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
Cooper was a high school star at Pittsburgh's Westinghouse High, who elected to stay at home and continue to play collegiately at Duquense, where he starred from 1947 to 1950. Led the "Dukes" to a 78-19 record and two NIT appearances in his four-year career and captained a 1949-50 squad that finished with a 23-6 record and No. 6 national ranking. That 1950 edition of the Dukes were the first Duquesne team to be ranked for an entire season by the Associated Press. Cooper went on to become the first black player - and first Duquesne player - drafted by an NBA team when the Boston Celtics selected him in the second round of the 1950 draft. He played in the NBA for six seasons, also including stints with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks and Fort Wayne Zollner Piston. His #15 jersey has been retired by Duquense. His #11 Celtic jersey, although still active, has been hung among jerseys for special honor at the Boston Garden and current Celtic home, the Fleet Center.
Birth date source: Cemetery Records (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Search Amazon for Charles Cooper | | | Burial:
Homewood Cemetery
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Warrick L. Barrett
Record added: Jan 19, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7095656 |
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