Jamie Cooper
| Jamie Cooper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1964 | ||
| Original team(s) | Surrey Hills, Victoria | ||
| Height / weight | 180 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jamie Cooper (born 14 June 1964) is an Australian painter and former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.
Recruited from Surrey Hills, Victoria, Cooper debuted with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1984 and was a fringe player, playing 26 games over four seasons.[1]
Since retiring from playing football, Cooper has developed a painting career, primarily focusing on large-scale historical sporting portraits. In 2008 he was commissioned by the Australian Football League to create a painting to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first game of Australian rules football.[2] He has also created many Team of the century or Dream Scene composite portraits where players from different era's are shown at their prime in a single locker room.[3]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 125. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "The Game That Made Australia painting".
- ^ "Ex-footballer hits home run". 16 February 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Jamie Cooper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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