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Sir Henry Cooper OBE

Boxer and Television Personality
2 May 1934 to 30 April 2011

A British heavyweight boxer who retained his popularity after retiring from the ring, Cooper appeared in adverts for Brut fragrance and was a team captain on the original series of A Question of Sport (1970). He also made cameo appearances in the films Royal Flash (1975) and The Plank (1979).

Read Sir Henry Cooper's Guardian obituary.

Read Sir Henry Cooper's Telegraph obituary.