ID
0688
Nationality
American
Afro-American/Black
Occupation
Bodybuilder
Football player
Sports
Summary
Born in Mineral, VA; deafened at age 12 after becoming sick from a ruptured appendix. Ran in the 1981 and 1985 World Games for the Deaf, and in World Class (for Nike) 1983-85. Played semi-pro football; appeared on the TV show American Gladiators, 1992. Some sources spell his surname as "Cooley".
References
Deaf Life, Sept. 1992, p.10-13.
Dates
1962?-