- Source: Ted Cox (American football)
Theodore J. Cox (June 30, 1903 – November 5, 1989) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at River Falls State Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–River Falls—from 1925 to 1926, at Tulane University from 1932 to 1935, and at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1936 to 1937, compiling a career college football record of 46–34–3. Cox was also the head basketball coach at River Falls State from 1925 to 1928, tallying a mark of 16–11.
Cox was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He played as a tackle at the University of Minnesota from 1922 to 1924. Cox also competed in basketball and track and field for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, placing 2nd in the hammer throw at the 1925 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Cox was hired as football and basketball coach at River Falls State in 1925. Cox joined Tulane in 1927 as the coach of their freshmen football players, working under head football coach and fellow Minnesota alumnus, Bernie Bierman. Cox was promoted to coaching Tulane's linemen in 1929, and became the head coach before the 1932 season. He compiled a 28–10–2 record as head coach of the Green Wave. His 1934 team went 10–1, won a share of the Southeastern Conference championship, and defeated the Temple Owls in the Sugar Bowl. In 1935, despite posting a winning record at 6–4, he was fired. From 1936 to 1938, he coached at Oklahoma A&M, and compiled a 7–23 record.
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External links
Ted Cox at Find a Grave
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