Researching Wayne Cooper
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The name Wayne means "Wagoner" and is of English origin.
Records of Wayne Cooper on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wayne Cooper and the Cooper Family History
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Cooper Genealogy Databases
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Wayne Cooper (basketball)
Artis Wayne Cooper (born November 16, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was born in Milan, Georgia.
Cooper was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round (40th overall) of the 1978 NBA draft. A 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) forward-center from the University of New Orleans, Cooper played in 14 NBA seasons from 1978 to 1992. He played for the Warriors, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets.
In his NBA career, Cooper played in 984 games and scored a total of 7,777 points. His best season as a professional came during the 1985-86 NBA season as a member of the Nuggets, appearing in 78 games and averaging 13.1 ppg.
Source: Wayne Cooper (basketball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWayne Cooper (snooker player)
Wayne Cooper (born 9 June 1978 in Bradford) is an English former professional snooker player. He first qualified for the main tour in 2001, and was a professional until Summer 2002. Cooper regained his place on the 2008/09 pro tour by finishing top of the EASB Pro Ticket Tour rankings. He won three matches during that season: in the Northern Ireland Trophy, in the Welsh Open and in the World Snooker Championship.
Cooper played in the 2020 World Seniors Championship as a replacement for Tony Drago, defeating Gary Filtness 4-2 before losing 1–4 to Michael Judge in the quarter-finals. He failed to qualify for the main 2021 World Seniors Championship after finishing second in his qualifying group to Peter Lines.
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