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| Born | 25 November 1938 Castleford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 2019 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Cooper (25 November 1938 – 18 August 2019), also known by the nickname of "Super Duper" Gary Cooper, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 396) (captain), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 725), as an occasional goal-kicking fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 5,[1] and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Assistant Coach to Neil Fox), and York (Initially Assistant Coach to Tommy Harris, then Head coach).[2]