Mark Cooney

Mark Cooney (born Mark Joseph Cooney[1]) was a linebacker in the National Football League. Cooney was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixteenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft and played that season with the team.

Mark Cooney
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1951-06-02)June 2, 1951
Denver, Colorado
Died:June 2, 2011(2011-06-02) (aged 60)
Arvada, Colorado
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College:Colorado
NFL Draft:1974 / Round: 16 / Pick: 402
Career history
  • Green Bay Packers (1974)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:13
Player stats at NFL.com

Cooney, then a linebacker at Colorado was named an MVP of the 1972 Gator Bowl, which Colorado lost 3–24 to Auburn.

Cooney was a long-time real estate broker in Arvada, Colorado. He was also a member of the Board of Elders of Faith Bible Chapel.[2]

References

  1. "Mark Cooney". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. "Mark Cooney Obituary". Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-07-11.


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