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Fred Cox

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Fred William Cox
No. 14
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born:(1938-12-11)December 11, 1938
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Died:November 20, 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 80)
Monticello, Minnesota
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Monongahela
(Monongahela, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh
NFL Draft:1961 / Round: 8 / Pick: 110
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
FG made / FG attempts:282 / 455
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Fred William Cox (December 11, 1938 – November 20, 2019) was an American kicker for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Pitt. He was also the inventor of the Nerf football.

Cox died on November 20, 2019 in Monticello, Minnesota of kidney disease at the age of 80.[1]

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