About Bama Cooley
I am not your typical gear head, but I am a regular guy with a passion for awesome cars and trucks that go fast.
Who is BamaCooley?
Brian is a native Huntsville Alabama fellow. He was a typical Alabama boy that went to the small county school of New Hope as he learned to hunt and fish which were his main hobbies up until college.
Brian attended the University of Alabama Huntsville, while also serving as President of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, with a Math Minor and obtained his MBA at UAH. Brian currently serves as the Senior Program Manager for a government defense contractor.
Brian began dating his wife Samantha (Sam) 7 years ago and the couple has two children. Sam also works for a government defense contractor and uses her Business and Marketing degree to help Brian come up with ideas and content for the channel and business.
Brian’s hobbies include playing men’s league baseball, weightlifting and amateur bartending for visiting friends. As you may have gathered, he’s kind of into cars and trucks.
What’s the origin of the BamaCooley name?
During Brian’s childhood years a friend nicknamed him Wildcat Cooley because he felt Brian had similar features to the famous wrestler of that time named “Wildcat Wendell Cooley”. That name has stuck with Brian to this day.