Person Open DS/UK/7647 Cooper; Sir; Henry (3 May 1934-1 May 2011); OBE KSG; English heavyweight boxer Cooper Henry Sir 3 May 1934-1 May 2011 English heavyweight boxer Male Our 'Enry https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?AJrAJZ5A45Paj Lambeth, London, England (born)

Limpsfield, Surrey, England (died)

English Sportsperson; Boxer, heavyweight White Sibling of George "Jim" Cooper (English heavyweight boxer). They are identical twins. Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: Cooper was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1969, awarded a Papal Knighthood in 1978, and was knighted in 2000. Cooper was the first to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award twice (1967 and 1970) and one of only four two-time winners in the award's history. Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was a British heavyweight boxer. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality; he was the first (and is today one of four people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and is thus far the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cooper (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 9/13/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 65adb00b-c6f6-40d9-a345-ddbbb5568754