coach_team birth_date player_positions player_years cfbdwid bowl_record admin_years image name caption cfbhof_year birth_place awards sport cfbhof_id admin_team championships coach_years overall_record article_title player_team
iowa -rrb- ucla -lrb- assistant -rrb- kansas -lrb- dc -rrb- kentucky state -lrb- assistant -rrb- tulsa arizona state ohio state -lrb- freshmen -rrb- oregon state -lrb- assistant 2 july 1937 running back , defensive back 1959 -- 1961 439 5 -- 9 1981 -- 1985 john cooper at the game in 2014.jpg john cooper cooper game at the 2014 michigan -- ohio state rivalry 2008 powell , tennessee sporting coach of the year -lrb- 1986 -rrb- rose bowl hall news of fame college football coy -lrb- 1986 -rrb- pac-10 football 90164 tulsa 5 pac-10 -lrb- 1986 -rrb- 3 big ten -lrb- 1993 , missouri 1996 , 1998 -rrb- valley -lrb- 1980 -- 1984 -rrb- 1 1962 1971 1972 -- 1976 1977 -- 1984 1985 -- 1987 1963 1988 -- 2000 -- 1964 1965 -- 1966 1967 -- 192 -- 84 -- 6 john cooper -lrb- american football -rrb-
 iowa state
john cooper -lrb- american football -rrb-

john harold cooper -lrb- born july 2 , 1937 -rrb- is a former american football player and coach .
cooper was an assistant coach at iowa state , oregon state , ucla , kansas , and kentucky .
then , he embarked on a head coaching career , as he served as the head coach at the university of tulsa -lrb- 1977 -- 1984 -rrb- , arizona state university -lrb- 1985 -- 1987 -rrb- , and ohio state university -lrb- 1988 -- 2000 -rrb- , compiling a career record of 192 -- 84 -- 6 .
cooper was inducted into the college football hall of fame as a coach in 2008 .
