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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 11, 1938 Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | November 20, 2019 (aged 80) Monticello, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Monongahela | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 8 / pick: 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 28 / pick: 221 | ||||||||||||||||
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Fred William Cox (December 11, 1938 – November 20, 2019)[1][2] was an American football kicker who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. After playing college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, he was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the eighth round of the 1961 NFL draft and by the New York Titans in the 28th round of the 1961 AFL Draft. He was also the inventor of the Nerf football.
- ^ "Fred Cox, leading scorer in Vikings history and inventor of Nerf football, dies at 80". Star Tribune.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (November 22, 2019). "Fred Cox, Vikings Kicker and an Inventor of Nerf Football, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.