Fred Cox
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 11, 1938 Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 20, 2019 (aged 80) Monticello, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Monongahela | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh (1959–1962) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 8th round, 110th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 28th round, 221st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Fred William Cox (December 11, 1938 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker for 15 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). 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.