Don Cooper (curler)
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| Born | c. 1942 | |||||||||||
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| Curling club | Broadmoor CC, Colorado Springs, CO[1] | |||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1983) | |||||||||||
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Don Cooper (born c. 1942)[2] is an American curler.
Cooper won the United States men's curling championship in 1983, defeating Bud Somerville in the final.[3]
Born in Edmonton, Cooper moved to Seattle at the age of 14 when his pharmacist father went into semi-retirement. He began curling at the age of 23. He moved to Colorado Springs in around 1980.[2] At the time of the 1983 World Championships, he worked as a district manager at a computer company.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1982–83 | Don Cooper | Jerry van Brunt Jr. | Billy Shipstad | Jack McNelly | USMCC 1983  WCC 1983 (6th) |
References
[edit]- ^ Broadmoor Curling Club
- ^ a b "Europeans not alone with problems". Regina Leader-Post. April 15, 1983. p. 24. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Ed setting forth to win the World". Winnipeg Sun. April 11, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Sweeping up". Regina Leader-Post. April 14, 1983. p. 20. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
External links
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