Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, manager and sports agent.

After his athletic career, he became a sports agent before returning to work for the Brewers as a coach and minor league manager.

[1] Cooper was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame in 2002, and the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014. Cooper was born in Brenham, Texas, where he attended Brenham High School and later attended Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.

On December 6, 1976, before the 1977 season, the Red Sox traded Cooper to the Milwaukee Brewers for George Scott and Bernie Carbo.

The stance change was effective, as Cooper batted .302 as a Brewer, compared to the .283 average he had during his time in Boston.

Cooper concluded his Major League career with 11 seasons as a Brewer, including an appearance in the 1982 World Series.

Cooper eventually took on his own clients including Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs and Joe Girardi.

Cooper's previous managerial experience was at Class AAA Indianapolis, the Milwaukee Brewers' top farm club.

The Astros were slated to play games in Houston on September 12 and 13, but Hurricane Ike scuttled those plans, with the resulting decision being that the Astros series against the Chicago Cubs was moved to Miller Park in Milwaukee for September 14–15 (sources later stated that Minnesota, St. Louis, Miami, and Atlanta offered their stadiums as alternate sites).

At one point, Cooper abruptly ended a postgame interview by banging his hand on a desk, which he later apologized for.

[13] However, Cooper was fired on September 21, 2009, with 13 games remaining in the season while the team was on a seven-game losing streak that dropped them to 70–79.

The team was plagued by a variety of offseason issues and poor play from star players such as Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt despite having a payroll of $103 million.