BILLY COOPERCooper, WilliamHeight: 5-10 Weight: 180 Born: January 1, 1945 Winnipeg, MB Died: August 28, 1995 Ottawa, ON High School: |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| none |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 23 | FL-DB | 16 | |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 23 | FL | 16 | |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 23 | FL | 15 | |
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 23 | HB | 16 | |
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 23 | DB-FL | 14 | |
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 23 | DB-FL | 14 | |
| 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL | 23 | FL | 14 | |
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 23 | FL | 14 | |
| 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | 23 | FL | 14 | |
| 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1973 OTT CFL | 23 | FL | 6 | |
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 22 | CB | 9 | |
| 1973 Year (CFL)1973 Year CFL | 15 | |||
| 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | 16 | DB | 13 | |
| 11 Years (CFL)11 Years CFL | 161 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 6/26/1963 | 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL |
| Released | 8/5/1963 | 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL |
| Signed | 6/23/1964 | 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL |
| Free Agent | 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | |
| Signed | 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | |
| Released | 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1973 OTT CFL | |
| Signed | 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | |
| Released | 1974 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1974 EDM CFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | |
| Released | 1975 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1975 TOR CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 24 | 409 | 17.0 | 59 | 3 | ||||||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 25 | 382 | 15.3 | 53 | 5 | ||||||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 32 | 534 | 16.7 | 50 | 2 | ||||||
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL | 35 | 613 | 17.5 | 55 | 2 | ||||||
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 25 | 422 | 16.9 | 45 | 5 | ||||||
| 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | 17 | 356 | 20.9 | 63 | 1 | ||||||
| 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1973 OTT CFL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 170 | 2865 | 16.9 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 26 | - | 105 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 52 | - | 238 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 35 | - | 96 | 2.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 51 | - | 301 | 5.9 | 75 | 1 | |||
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 44 | - | 196 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 38 | - | 190 | 5.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL | 34 | - | 145 | 4.3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 51 | - | 315 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | 32 | - | 82 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1973 OTT CFL | 18 | - | 52 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 18 | - | 83 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Year (CFL)1973 Year CFL | 36 | - | 135 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | 37 | - | 157 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 436 | 1960 | 4.5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 14 | 733 | 52.4 | - | ||||||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | - | ||||||
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | - | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 18 | 861 | 47.8 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 5 | - | 149 | 29.8 | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 1 | - | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 1 | - | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 14 | - | 311 | 22.2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 9 | - | 211 | 23.4 | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 5 | - | 113 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 5 | - | 139 | 27.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | 4 | - | 81 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 44 | 1027 | 23.3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1967 WPG CFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1971 OTT CFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1973 OTT CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Year (CFL)1973 Year CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1974 TOR CFL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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