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Steven Cooper: A Football Legend Worth Reckoning With

By Margaret Olson


Football is loved and cherished by millions of people. It started some one hundred years back. Back then it was a preserve of the misfits in the society. With the passage of time, however, the sport began undergoing a complete revolution. The invention of the television only made it more popular. Today, the entire nation comes to a complete standstill on the biggest night of football. This day is known as the Super Bowl day. This sport has succeeded in making many legends and icons. One of this legends is known as Steven Cooper. Here is a brief introduction to his life and achievements.

The forty-seven-year-old started playing football in college. He received a scholarship grant to attend the University of Maine. To this very day, he remains thankful to his coaches and family for the encouragement and moral support they gave him over the years. His place in history was cemented long before he came to the limelight.

Very few players can match the astonishing feats of achievements this person has pulled off. The list of the awards and accolades Steven has garnered in huge. As a matter of cat, this list keeps on growing by the day. The most important trophy he has scooped so far. He is the recipient of American Football Coaches and Sports Network All-American Award.

Originally, the NFL star was supposed to attend a Naval Academy. Somewhere in between, the plans changed, and he ended up at the University of Maine. It was here his talent and skill were first noticed by his coaches. All through this period, Steve has admitted to never once imagining he could end up playing in the big league. At best, his immediate plan was to finish the Naval Academy and then find a decent job somewhere close to his hometown.

A lot of nice things can be said about this particular sportsman. It is best, however, to let the records talk for themselves. To-date, this is some of his most remarkable achievements and accomplishments on the field. While at the University of Maine, Cooper was single-handedly responsible for changing the outcomes of crucial matches. For instance, there was this particular game where they played against the Black Bears team.

His statistics make him an outright hall of fame candidate. He has broken and shattered more records than his peers. During his hey days in college, he achieved the following. He had close to four hundred tackles, close to sixty tackles for loss and seven intercepts. Those statistics guaranteed him a place in the hall of fame in that college.

When Steve finally graduated and went on to join the big league, his stellar performance continued. He has so far achieved the following notable achievements as the lead linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. His tackle tally stands at five hundred, and he has eight tackles for loss so far. Cooper has a total of eight intercepts. No wonder he is currently placed amongst the top earners in this team and the entire nation as well.

His life has not been all that perfect and without incidence, however. In the year two thousand and two, he was apprehended while in possession of about a thousand steroid pills. The car he was driving in was searched by the police only to be discovered to be having the illegal substances. Eventually, the star player was found guilty of particular crime. He was, however, released after he admitted that he had no intention of using the steroids.




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