Cecil "Cec" James Cooper (born 21 February 1926) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s.
A New South Wales representative centre, he captained and later coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.
He is the brother of Australian international Lionel Cooper and fellow Canterbury-Bankstown players Col Cooper and Reg Cooper.
In 1953, when captain of his club, Cec Cooper suffered a fractured spine.