In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays for his friends in elementary school, residents are planning a huge party for the Super Bowl.
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FILE - Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean takes down Washington Commanders wide receiver Jamison Crowder during the NFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. On Sunday they’ll gather in the Odebolt Community Building for a Super Bowl watch party they’re calling the “Cooper Bowl.” Many plan to wear special Eagles green T-shirts printed up for the occasion that feature DeJean’s No. 33. It's also a birthday party for DeJean, who turns 22 on Super Bowl Sunday.“I would say it has brought a renewed energy back to the community,” he said. “It has definitely uplifted everybody around here.
“It’s not very often a kid from a town of less than 1,000 people gets to go to the Super Bowl,” Duff said. A 20-mile stretch of the road, Iowa Highway 175, connects the towns that send students to DeJean’s old high school: Battle Creek, Ida Grove, Odebolt and blink-and-you-miss-it Arthur, population 222.
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