About Beanie Cooper
Lived 1928 – 2014 (aged 86). Beanie Cooper was an athlete.
Bernard F. "Beanie" Cooper (March 1, 1928 – April 20, 2014) was an American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1975 to 1978, comping a record of 18–24–1. Cooper was also the athletic director at South Dakota from 1976 to 1981 and Indiana State University from 1981 to 1989.
As a high school football coach at Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa and Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa, Cooper was inducted into the Iowa High School Football Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record College
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Beanie Cooper's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Beanie Cooper's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Beanie Cooper?
American football coach and athletics administrator
When was Beanie Cooper born?
Beanie Cooper was born on 1 March 1928 in Sioux City.
When did Beanie Cooper die?
Beanie Cooper died on 20 April 2014 in Sioux City.
What was Beanie Cooper's occupation?
Beanie Cooper was an athlete.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Beanie Cooper. https://biography.guide/beanie-cooper/
MLA: "Beanie Cooper." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/beanie-cooper/.
Chicago: "Beanie Cooper." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/beanie-cooper/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:19 UTC