Don Cooper
American male curler

Don Cooper

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Don Cooper (born c. 1942) is an American curler.

Cooper won the United States men's curling championship in 1983, defeating Bud Somerville in the final.

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. At the time of the 1983 World Championships, he worked as a district manager at a computer company.

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1982–83 Don Cooper Jerry van Brunt Jr. Billy Shipstad Jack McNelly USMCC 1983 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1983 (6th)