Albert Cooper Jr. (February 23, 1904 – December 1993) was an American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and later served in the New Jersey General Assembly. Cooper earned two cap with the U.S. national team in 1928. The first came at the 1928 Summer Olympics when the U.S. lost to Argentina 11–2. Following this loss, the U.S. tied Poland, 3-3, on June 10, 1928.USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 At the time of the Olympics, he played for Trenton F.C.
Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Cooper attended Trenton Central High School, from which he graduated in 1921. After his Olympic play, he competed for the Trenton Highlanders of the American Soccer League and played minor league baseball. He also played basketball, including for the Trenton Tigers and the Trenton Bengals of the American Basketball League.Al Cooper, Peach Basket Society. Accessed August 17, 2022. An attorney, he was elected to serve as Sheriff of Mercer County, New Jersey and represented Trenton as a Democrat in the New Jersey General Assembly.Trenton Olympians, Trenton City Museum. Accessed August 17, 2022. "Albert Cooper was born in Trenton. A 1921 graduate of Trenton High School, he was the first Trenton resident to be selected and compete in the Olympics..... Later in life, Cooper would become an attorney at law, NJ assemblyman, and sheriff of Mercer County. He was appointed as a judge in Trenton Municipal Court, a position he held until he retired in 1973."Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 156, p.359. J. A. Fitzgerald, 1932. Accessed August 17, 2022. "Albert Cooper Jr. (Dem., Trenton) Mr. Cooper was born in Trenton, February 23, 1904. He received his education in the Trenton public schools, including Trenton High School and Rider Moore Business College of Trenton."
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