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March 15, 2009, 10:30 AM
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The Charlotte Observer published a great sports story about a guy most of us have not heard about. Cooper started his career at UNC two years before the more famous Charlie Scott. Cooper was more interested in obtaining a business degree than basketball and dropped of the team to concentrate on his studies. Cooper graduated on time and went on to a long career at IBM.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/college_hoops/story/5990 35.html

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