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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 30, 1960 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fresno (CA) Bullard |
| College: | California |
| Undrafted: | 1983 |
| Career history | |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Joseph Donald Cooper (born October 30, 1960) is a former American football placekicker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Oilers and New York Giants. Joe played college football at the University of California, Berkeley and attended Bullard High School in Fresno, California. He was a member of the New York Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI.
While playing in the NFL, Joe attended law school. His classmates would send him lecture notes and recordings to study. At present, Joe is a practicing attorney and partner at Cooper & Cooper LLP in California's Central Valley Area.