Thurlow Cooper

{{Short description|American football player (1933–2008)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| name = Thurlow Cooper

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|3|18}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|2|14|1933|3|18}}

| birth_place = Augusta, Maine, U.S.

| death_place = Portland, Maine, U.S.

| position = Tight end

| number = 88

| college = Maine

| draftyear = 1956

| draftround = 16

| draftpick = 193

| highlights =

• Third-team All-Eastern (1956)

| teams =

• New York Titans (1960–1962)

| statlabel1 = Receiving yards

| statvalue1 = 491

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 36

| statlabel3 = Receiving TDs

| statvalue3 = 8

| pfr = C/CoopTh00

}}

Sheldon Thurlow Cooper (March 18, 1933 – February 14, 2008) was a college and professional American football player. A tight end, he played college football at the University of Maine, and played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) as an original New York Titan in the 1960 through 1962 AFL seasons. He was drafted in 1956 by the National Football League (NFL)'s Cleveland Browns, but never played in the NFL.