Oberlini College Football Team, 1935

This small collection relates to Samuel M. Cooper’s time as a student and alum at Oberlin College, his first position as a teacher and coach at Bellevue High School in the 1940s, and his involvement in the John W. Heisman Club in the 1980s. The club’s membership is composed of Oberlin College athletic letter winners, and anyone interested in the well being of the Oberlin College athletic program. Included is a photograph of the 1935 Oberlin football team; Cooper earned an athletic letter for his performance as the team captain. The collection does not document Cooper’s career in the Navy, or as a faculty member at Bowling Green University. The file that will most likely interest researchers is the file on the Heisman Club, which includes his presentation speech of a prospective club member.